ANNAPOLIS – Senate leaders trimmed and threatened to ax a private school textbook program if Gov
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Senate Proposal Only Partially Plugs Budget Gap
ANNAPOLIS – The full Senate met Friday to debate proposed budget changes, but there was no discussion of the $767 million shortfall the plan would leave for fiscal year 2004
Charter Schools Stifled by Legislative Ambivalence
ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers considering two versions of proposed charter school legislation are divided over how much flexibility to allow the start-up schools, a point that has killed similar bills in previous years
State Inaction Leaves Charter School Hopefuls Frustrated
ANNAPOLIS – The Jaime Escalante Charter School has motivated teachers and involved parents, a strong mission and needy students
Double Dosages Let VA Cut Pill Costs — As Long As Veterans Know to Cut Pills
WASHINGTON – Each month, the government sends World War II veteran Basil Irby refills for his five daily medications
Gay-Rights Groups Hope to Open Doors with Suit Against Hospitals’ Closed Doors
WASHINGTON – Gay-rights groups hope a California man’s lawsuit against a Baltimore hospital that refused to let him visit his dying partner will be the beginning of the end of what they say has always been a problem
Maryland Lawmakers Boost Child Safety Restraint Laws
ANNAPOLIS – Child booster seats save lives, say sponsors of bills this year to close the gap in Maryland child safety restraint laws by requiring children age 4 to 6 ride in safety seats
Not All Counties Can Opt Out of Eighth-Grade MSPAP Test, Federal Official Says
WASHINGTON – Many of the state’s eighth graders will have to take the controversial MSPAP test this year, a U
Numbers of Irish Americans in Maryland Fell Sharply in Last Decade
WASHINGTON – Everyone’s Irish on St