Maryland

Bay Safe From Snow Runoff, But Rainstorms Loom

WASHINGTON- “Snowpocalypse” removal methods won’t hurt the Chesapeake Bay as they flow downstream, but spring showers are another matter, experts say

Senate President Proposes Chesapeake Conservation Corps

ANNAPOLIS – Senate President Thomas V

Chinese New Year Has American Flavor

SILVER SPRING – Here’s where the cookie crumbles — you’d think Chinese fortune cookies and Lunar New Year would be a lucky match

State Legislators Take Aim at Gang Activity

ANNAPOLIS – The Safe Schools Act of 2010, unveiled Tuesday by House Speaker Michael E

Bill Addresses Health Professionals’ Fear of Telling Patients the Truth

ANNAPOLIS – Two Maryland senators re-introduced a bill Tuesday that would exclude any health professional’s apology from medical malpractice trials

Report Lends Momentum to High-speed Rail Bandwagon

COLLEGE PARK – High-speed rail is the right transit for the nation, the Northeast Corridor and Maryland, says a new report on high speed rail released by a Maryland research organization

February’s Snows Cost State $50 Million

ANNAPOLIS – This month’s back-to-back blizzards wiped out the tiny remainder of the state’s snow removal budget that had survived a record December storm, leaving the Department of Transportation facing a fresh budget hole of nearly $50 million, officials said

Bill Would Restrict Transportation Fund Transfers

ANNAPOLIS – Some legislators are calling for the state to reverse its recent trend of depending on large-scale revenue transfers to balance its budget, proposing a new bill to rein in the practice they describe as fiscally irresponsible

UB Set to Increase Fall Undergraduate Offerings

COLLEGE PARK – The University of Baltimore continued its undergraduate expansion on Friday, winning approval from the Board of Regents for two new degree programs in environmental and international studies

Federal Training Facility Brews Queen Anne’s Brouhaha

WASHINGTON – What started as an effort to create jobs in Queen Anne’s County and increase national security has devolved into months of finger pointing, heated Facebook posts, dozens of furious letters, boycotts and a lot of extremely unhappy people