ANNAPOLIS – Key Eastern Shore legislators pledged their support for anti-hunger measures at a meeting Thursday with members of the Maryland Coalition to End Hunger
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Parents, Students Debate Merits of Service Requirement
ANNAPOLIS – High school students should not be forced to perform community service to receive their diplomas, supporters of a House bill to repeal the service learning requirement told the Ways and Means committee Wednesday
Losing Candidate Gies Ends Year in Debt
WASHINGTON – Democrat Ralph Gies closed last year’s failed election bid against Rep
Cuts in Metro Could Bring Fare Hikes
WASHINGTON – President Clinton’s proposed 14 percent cut to federal transportation programs could lead to fare hikes for Metrorail riders
Purdue Spokesman Conceptually Supports USDA Inspection Plan
WASHINGTON – A spokesman for Purdue Farms Inc
Bay License Plates and Income Tax Check-offs Fund Bay Projects
ANNAPOLIS – Students from Broadneck Senior High School spenta week last summer camping at Wye Island, where their days werepacked with activities, from planting marsh grasses to buildingbird boxes
Bill Would Make It Easier To Charge Pot Smugglers withFelonies
ANNAPOLIS – Calling marijuana the “drug of choice” fortoday’s youth, police urged the Senate Judicial ProceedingsCommittee to lower the amount necessary for a felony possessioncharge from 100 to 10 pounds
Health Union Seeks Earlier Help for Potential Layoff Victims
ANNAPOLIS – Health care union officials asked legislatorsThursday to use hospital closing contingency funds to train andrelocate health care workers as soon as hospitals announcemergers or closings