Maryland

Residents, Commissioners In Dust-up Over Wind Turbines

WASHINGTON – Garrett County Commissioners have opened the door to wind turbines on Allegheny Mountain ridge tops — and they’re getting slammed by local residents for it

Link to List of Budget Cuts

ANNAPOLIS – To see a list of the state’s budget cuts, go to http://dbm

State Hacks $350 Million from Budget

ANNAPOLIS – State leaders dropped the budget guillotine Wednesday, slicing nearly $350 million from hospitals, jails and a slew of other programs – even school chess

Graduation Rates Near 80 Percent for UMCP Athletes

WASHINGTON – The University of Maryland, College Park, graduates 79 percent of its student-athletes, but almost half of its teams have rates that fall below the national average in their sport, according to figures released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tuesday

Slain Maryland Police Officers Remembered at Wreath-Laying

WASHINGTON – Four Maryland law enforcement officers were memorialized in an annual Wreath-laying Ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wednesday

Budget Deficits, Slots Failure Threaten Teacher Salaries, Pensions

WASHINGTON – A threat to make counties responsible for teacher pensions has made slots backers out of agitated educators

State Lending Program Dips

ANNAPOLIS – For the past year, as the economy worsened, Maryland’s government had a burst of revenue from an obscure securities lending program

Maryland, Virginia Release Five-Year Oyster Restoration Study

ANNAPOLIS – The introduction of the Asian oyster and a temporary harvest moratorium are two alternatives proposed to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population in a joint federal and state environmental impact study released Tuesday

Md.’s Working Families Claim Second-Richest of the Poor

WASHINGTON – While many working families nationwide continue dropping below the poverty level, Maryland’s families fare better than those of most states, according to a study by the Working Poor Families Project