Maryland

Student-Designed and Built Solar House Begins to Take Shape in College Park

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

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