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Governor, Health Department Reject Advocates’ Call to Close Rosewood Center
ANNAPOLIS – The O’Malley administration rebuffed calls Friday to close down Rosewood Center, a day after the state released a scathing report about conditions at Maryland’s largest residential facility for people with developmental disabilities
State Offers Loans to Drought-Stricken Farms For the First Time
ANNAPOLIS – For the first time ever, the state will offer low-interest loans to farmers suffering from what some say is the region’s worst drought in years
^Clear the Turtle: Maryland Groups To Move Box Turtles from ICC Construction
ANNAPOLIS – Box turtles in the path of the looming Inter-County Connector are getting a second chance
‘Life-Threatening’ Conditions Lead State to Ban Admissions to Rosewood
ANNAPOLIS – State officials have banned admissions to Rosewood Center, Maryland’s largest institution for people with developmental disabilities, after a survey found “life-threatening health or fire safety conditions” there
Proposed Dental Reform Would Come at a Cost to State
ANNAPOLIS – The state should spend at least $60 million to extend dental coverage to all Maryland children, according to a special committee report presented to the state health department this week
Clintons Come to Bethesda to Cash in
WASHINGTON – Former President Clinton starred at a Bethesda fundraiser Wednesday night, turning his glitter into an expected $500,000 in gold for wife, Sen
Bill Could Halve Number of Uninsured Kids in Maryland
WASHINGTON – More than half of Maryland’s uninsured children could be covered by a renewal of the Children’s Health Insurance Program that is scheduled for termination at the end of the month, a report released Wednesday said
State Takes Measures to Save Little Deal Island and Wenona Harbor
ANNAPOLIS – The state approved almost $1 million Wednesday to construct breakwaters around Little Deal Island, a move aimed at both saving the Somerset County island and keeping the eroding silt from clogging nearby Wenona Harbor
Maryland Likely to Gain More Money for Military Expansion, Bridges
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a $106 billion housing and transportation bill Wednesday, setting aside $21 million for Maryland projects related to the planned expansion of military installations