COLLEGE PARK – It’s not easy being green, but a group of more than 30 eco- friendly University of Maryland students are trying to prove it’s possible
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CareFirst CEO Defends Company Sale
ANNAPOLIS – CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield President William Jews answered questions from the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday with aplomb
Drug Counselor Loses Discrimination Claim Based on Her Marijuana Addiction
WASHINGTON – A federal district judge in Maryland dismissed a Calvert County addiction counselor’s claim that her employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by forcing her to resign because of her marijuana addiction
Senate Backs Pre-Session Peek at Campaign Donors
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Tuesday passed the first of several proposed campaign finance reforms, a bill to allow more timely access to the identities of those who donate money just before the General Assembly begins each year
State House Lobbyists, Pedestrians Dodge Bullets in Car Chase
ANNAPOLIS – Lobbyist Lawrence A
Bush’s Call for Volunteerism is Answered by Flood of Peace Corps Applications
WASHINGTON – Peace Corps recruiter Nikki Maxwell said she has been working overtime to respond to heightened interest in her organization in the weeks since President Bush vowed to reinvigorate the corps
High Court Ruling Could Tighten Miranda Requirements
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s highest court Wednesday reversed the burglary conviction and sentence of a Centreville man who incriminated himself after a police officer showed him some evidence before reading him his rights
State’s Public Housing Authorities Enforce One-Strike Drug Policy Unevenly
WASHINGTON – Doris Sarumi did not hesitate before she kicked a young mom and her six kids out of public housing this winter when a man who was living with them got caught with drugs
Court Denies Disability to Worker Who Went on Sick Leave and Never Came Back
WASHINGTON – Agatha Sokoloski chose the wrong day to miss work
CareFirst Conversion Facing Battle Similar to WellPoint’s
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers concerned about the proposed for-profit conversion of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield could learn a few lessons from the experience of its California suitor