Maryland

Proposed Access to Communicable Disease Information Limited

ANNAPOLIS – Fearing the specter of citizens legally snooping through each other’s medical files, opponents of a communicable disease information access bill had the proposal amended before it was heard this week

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Urges Retention of White Oak Wind Tunnel

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told an independent base closure commission Wednesday that a wind tunnel at the White Oak naval center should be preserved because of its “unique national capability

Lawmakers Want Partnership To Replace Wilson Bridge

ANNAPOLIS – Drivers who cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge could pay a toll if the federally owned span is turned over to Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia

Base Closings,600

WASHINGTON – Business leaders in Montgomery and Washington counties Tuesday said the Defense Department’s proposed closing of two military bases in Maryland would mean a substantial economic loss to their communities

Motorcyclists Lobby for Personal Freedom

ANNAPOLIS – Suzanna Greenbank told state senators Tuesday that she doesn’t want to wear a motorcycle helmet

Bill Would Reintroduce Power Dredging of Oysters

ANNAPOLIS – At the urging of watermen, a Senate committee is considering legislation that would reintroduce power dredging in the Chesapeake Bay waters off Somerset County

Locals Battle for Control of Washington National

GRAVELLY POINT, Va

BWI Traffic Explosion Not Matched by Air Traffic Staff

WASHINGTON – In a year of record growth at Baltimore- Washington International Airport, air traffic controllers have been cut – a situation some say could lead to accidents

Freshman Del. Frank Turner Comes Naturally to Politics

ANNAPOLIS – At the midpoint of the 1995 Maryland legislative session, freshman Del

Editors: Hold for release Sunday, Feb. 24, and after.

WASHINGTON – Maryland government has paid $114 million since 1977 – more than any other state – to ensure that 110,000 acres of farmland will continue producing food, officials said