Maryland

Mandated Health Insurance Would Decrease College Enrollment, Officials Say

ANNAPOLIS – More than 250,000 Maryland adults under age 30 lacked health insurance in 2006, prompting health care officials to call for mandatory coverage for all college students during a House committee hearing Wednesday

Activists Want More Answers about State Police Surveillance Files

BALTIMORE – After reviewing the heavily redacted files of peaceful activists listed as suspected terrorists by the Maryland State Police, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland criticized the agency Wednesday morning for failing to provide full disclosure of its surveillance activities

Transportation Service for the Disabled Necessary, but Costly

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Transit Administration’s Mobility/Paratransit service made 828,000 curb-to-curb trips for the disabled in fiscal year 2008, 100,000 more than the previous year

Rosewood Center Moves Toward Closure, Some Families Hope for Better Transition

ANNAPOLIS – Rosewood Center is one step closer to shutting its doors next summer, with administrators continuing the process of moving residents out of the facility while preparing to start laying off staff members in January

GM Has Maryland Officials On Alert

ANNAPOLIS – With General Motors Corp

Wounded Md. Vet Is First in State for Home Program

WASHINGTON – When David Battle left his family in Fort Stewart, Ga

Economy Hits Latinos Hard in U.S. and Back Home

SILVER SPRING – Marfin Rivera, a former sugar cane plantation worker, came to the United States 17 years ago, looking for a better life

Inauguration Rush to Rent Houses May Tweak Maryland Economy

WASHINGTON – Marylanders are taking advantage of their proximity to the sold-out hotels of Washington to list their homes in droves for Barack Obama’s January inauguration

Heating Assistance Demand Expected to Increase

WASHINGTON – Charlie Jordan of New Carrollton applied for energy assistance for the first time Thursday at the Prince George’s County’s Department of Social Services