Maryland

Lawmaker Salaries Surge With Recommendation Approval

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s part-time lawmakers this year received the largest legislative pay raises in state history — up nearly 40 percent to $43,500 by 2006

State Prepares for West Nile Mosquitoes

ANNAPOLIS – County health departments statewide are revving up for mosquito season this summer, preparing to fend off bugs carrying the deadly West Nile virus

Maryland Lawmakers Buoyed by Terrorism Briefing, But Ready for Long Fight

WASHINGTON – Maryland legislators said that the state of America’s war on terrorism looks promising, after they received a classified update on the situation Wednesday by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

Terps Victory Tour Hits Capitol Hill For Praise From Congressional Delegation

WASHINGTON – The Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball team had already been to the mountaintop

Shriver Leads 8th District Fund-Raising Race With Twice Morella’s Cache

WASHINGTON – Delegate Mark Kennedy Shriver has raised more than $1

OPM Rolls Out “Model” Long-Term Care Insurance Program to a Mixed Reception

WASHINGTON – The federal government hopes its new Long Term Care Insurance Policy will serve as a model for the private sector, where only 2 percent of Americans currently have long-term health care policies

High Court Lets Stand Conviction That Included Perjury, Questionable Counsel

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a Silver Spring man’s argument that his conviction for drug trafficking should be overturned because an expert witness lied and his own lawyer was too psychologically unstable to argue his case effectively

Maryland Prison Population Growth Slows, But Still Outpaces National Average

WASHINGTON – The growth of Maryland’s prison population dropped sharply last year, but still grew at almost three times the national average for state prisons, according to statistics released by the Justice Department this week