Maryland

Panelists Call for Reporting Hospital Infection Cases

WASHINGTON – Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year from a disease that scientists have a cure for, said Dr

Ed Secretary Touts School Principles

CAPITOL HEIGHTS – Secretary of Education Arne Duncan selected an unassuming but award-winning school in Capitol Heights to emphasize ideas over dollars in announcing the first release of $44 billion in stimulus education funds Wednesday

Senate Advances $13.8 Billion Budget

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate gave preliminary approval to a $13

Maryland Exemplifies Integrated Childhood Education

WASHINGTON – Maryland is a model of integrating early child learning programs and traditional schooling, Maryland State Board of Education member Karabelle Pizzigati told a national education conference on Tuesday

Patients Urge Legalization of Medical Marijuana

ANNAPOLIS – When a police officer asked her what she was doing behind a van in the park, Pamela Hughes told him the honest truth

Fed Funds Propel Imperiled Housing Projects Forward

WASHINGTON – The plan to transform the dilapidated Guilford Gardens in Howard County into a modern complex of energy efficient apartments set within green space could easily have become another casualty of the sagging economy

Maryland Launches 2010 Census Preliminaries

WASHINGTON – It may be a year before the 2010 census, but Maryland residents should start seeing preliminary work happening in their neighborhoods in as little as two weeks

Maryland Forecast: Dry, With Chance of Drought

WASHINGTON – Maryland could be put on a drought watch if April doesn’t bring lots of showers

Congressional Gold Medal Proposed for WASP Corps

COLLEGE PARK – Florence Marston doesn’t really want recognition for what she did as a Women Airforce Service Pilot

House Passes Budget, Cuts $825 Million

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate is ready to put its own imprint on the state budget after the House late Thursday approved $825 million in cuts to Gov