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
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Good Timing Results in Sweet Insurance Deal for Maryland Bridges and Tunnels
WASHINGTON – Before Sept
Maryland Obstetricians Feel Squeeze of Lower Payments, Skrocketing Insurance
WASHINGTON – At the end of January, Dr
University Regents Steer Around Worker Protest of Parking Costs
COLLEGE PARK – A crowd of housekeepers, landscapers, secretaries and other workers interrupted the University System of Maryland Board of Regents meeting Friday to protest a parking fee hike they say dents not just their paychecks, but their dignity
Maryland OKs Hundreds of Requests to Drop Insurance Coverage for Terrorism
WASHINGTON – Maryland insurance administrators have approved hundreds of insurance company requests to drop terrorism coverage from their property and casualty policies this year, and separate terrorism policies are either largely unavailable in Maryland or too expensive
Maryland Medical Board Comes Up Short on Ranking of Physician Discipline Cases
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s medical board was again ranked among the worst states in the nation when it came to disciplining physicians last year, continuing a 10-year trend, according to a ranking released this week
State Says $20 Million Nutria Eradication Plan Needed, Asks Feds to Help Pay
WASHINGTON – They are large, ravenous, semi-aquatic, nocturnal, orange- toothed rodents destroying marsh vegetation and Maryland officials would shoot them all dead if they could
State to Restrict Poultry Truck Movement to Prevent Avian Flu
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Department of Agriculture is expected to issue an order today restricting the movement of poultry trucks coming into the state to prevent the spread of avian flu, a bird disease that contaminated more than four dozen flocks in Virginia
Ruling Could Color Future Lead-Paint Cases
ANNAPOLIS – A precedent-setting ruling by Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Thursday could have far-reaching effects for families suing apartment managers when their children eat lead-based paint