ANNAPOLIS – As the General Assembly works to iron out a compromise for a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants and bars, a new poll indicates that a record-high 72 percent of Maryland voters support the legislation
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Md. House Dems Crow About 2008 Federal Budget
WASHINGTON – Maryland Democratic delegates proudly “pulled back the curtain” on the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget in a news conference Thursday afternoon, showcasing how it will improve the lives of working families in the state
Van Hollen, Gilchrest Tap Farm Funds For Chesapeake Cleanup
WASHINGTON – Farmers and environmentalists have long been at odds over pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but Harford County farmer Ned Sayre came to Capitol Hill Thursday in support of legislation to fund water restoration in the bay
Bay Scientists Worry Grass Decline Could Hurt Blue Crab
ANNAPOLIS – With a decline in the Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses, scientists are worried about the fate of the blue crab this year
^Md. Emergency Crews Show Off Homeland Security Purchases
WASHINGTON – It’s the size and shape of a tractor-trailer, but the ambulance bus is meant for hauling as many as 20 patients on stretchers plus medics
Immigrant Advocates Say Assembly Session a Success
ANNAPOLIS – With less than two weeks left in the General Assembly session, legislators advocating immigrant issues have been generally successful in both passing bills they favor and defeating bills they oppose
Maryland Doubles Its Population of Naturalized Citizens
WASHINGTON – The number of naturalized foreign-born residents in Maryland in 2005 has more than doubled in the previous 10 years, and the percentage of eligible immigrants who became citizens rose 20 percentage points during that time, according to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center released Tuesday
Senate Approves Electoral College Change
ANNAPOLIS – In an effort to draw more attention to Maryland from presidential candidates, the state Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would grant Maryland’s 10 Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote, rather than the majority winner in the state
State and County Officials Clash Over Hospital
ANNAPOLIS – With financial and legislative deadlines looming, Prince George’s County and state officials still are at odds over what to do about the financially strapped, county-owned Prince George’s Hospital Center
Wynn Boosts Bill for Colorectal Cancer Screening
WASHINGTON – With blacks dying in greater percentages from colorectal cancers, and screening an easy way to slow the disease, Rep