Maryland

Midwestern Power Plant Pollution Poses Threat to Maryland, Officials Say

WASHINGTON – The authors of a new report on air pollution said Marylanders should be concerned that Midwestern power plants dominate the list of polluters, since breezes from those states carry the harmful emissions to Maryland

Senate To Consider Bioterrorism Health Emergency Bill

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers Wednesday continued attempts to fine- tune the state’s bioterrorism laws in the wake of last year’s terrorist attacks

ICC Study Passes House, But Glendening Roadblock Looms

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers urged Gov

Maryland Officials Crow As Job Growth Outpaces Nearby States, U.S. Average

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials gloated Wednesday over new figures that showed the state had the 15th-fastest rate of job growth in the nation in 2001, outpacing Virginia and other neighboring states

Senate Panel Rewrites, House Passes Felon Voting Rights

ANNAPOLIS – Working into the early evening Wednesday, senators tried to retool a bill restoring voting rights to felons after some senators criticized the bill as too broad, allowing even those who commit treason to eventually vote

Senate Spares Tax Cut While Whittling Programs

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate approved its $21

Governor Gets Bill Giving Agriculture Gain Broad Powers Over Lifestock Outbreaks

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Department of Agriculture could soon have direct power to search farms with Tuesday’s passage of a bill to broaden the department’s control over animal disease outbreaks

Catholic Dioceses Air Past Sins, Tout Policies in Wake of Priest Sex Scandal

WASHINGTON – When charges of sex abuse by a Boston priest made headlines a few weeks ago, the Diocese of Wilmington set out to prove to its Catholic followers it would be open about the issue

FBI Eyes Seven Others in Area in Probe of Internet Child Porn Ring

WASHINGTON – Seven more individuals in Maryland and Delaware are being investigated by the FBI as part of “Operation Candyman,” a nationwide Internet child pornography sting, an official said Tuesday

Court Says Pepco Can Pursue Racketeering Charge Against Motor Repair Firm

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court this week let stand a lower court ruling that Potomac Electric Power Co