Maryland

Young Adults to Get Parents’ Health Coverage Under House Dem Plan

WASHINGTON – Young adults will be able to be covered under their parents’ health insurance until age 26, according to health care reform provisions proposed Tuesday by House Democrats, including Rep

Congressman Outlines Immigration Proposal at Capitol Hill Vigil

WASHINGTON – More than 2,000 immigrants and reform advocates watched on Capitol Hill Tuesday as Rep

Home Canning’s Resurgence Means Fresh Maryland Tomatoes Year Round

UPPER MARLBORO – When Kiva Slade makes biscuits for her family on Saturday mornings in January, she has fruit from a nearby farm to spread on top — despite the fact that she lives in Upper Marlboro and it’s freezing outside

Business Incubator Seeks to Infuse State with Foreign Dollars

COLLEGE PARK – Ruchita Singh, 21, sits alone among dozens of empty offices and cubicles at the site of Maryland’s first international business incubator

Maryland Renaissance Festival Grants Escape from Tough Times

CROWNSVILLE – The economy is in shambles

Landover School Becomes First to Administer 2009 H1N1 Vaccine

LANDOVER – Mieshay Smith’s 4-year-old son, Lawrence Marshall, was “a little apprehensive” as he became one of the first children to receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine at Dodge Park Elementary School in Landover Friday

Transport Services’ Gas Pain Has Passed

BALTIMORE – The average price of gas in Maryland has plunged more than a dollar compared to last October, allowing some businesses to finally catch up at the pump

Baltimore Student Heads to The Hill for Healthy School Lunches

WASHINGTON – Tired of yucky, unhealthy, pre-packaged school lunches? So is Baltimore eighth-grader Alice Sheehan

Md. Health Care Delivery Remains Steady, Study Says

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s health care delivery system slipped a notch since 2007, according to a foundation study to be released today, in part because Maryland’s performance declined in some areas and in part because other states improved

Study: Disparities in Health Care Cost U.S. Trillions

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers underscored the urgency of equitable health care reform on Capitol Hill Tuesday, drawing attention to a new report by the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University that highlights the economic burden of discriminatory health care practices