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
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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
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