Maryland

Wall Street Calls WellPoint A Health Care Darling

ANNAPOLIS – With all the financial success WellPoint Health Networks has had in the past decade, the company has earned itself a nickname

Russian Ban on U.S. Chicken Could Cost Maryland Producers $15 Million

WASHINGTON – Maryland poultry producers stand to lose about $15 million in trade annually if U

Laurel Case Tests Strength of One-Strike Drug Policy for Public Housing

WASHINGTON – When Deborah Williams’ 14-year-old son, Antoine, got caught two years ago with a baggie of marijuana, his arrest could have gotten the Williams family kicked out of their public housing in Laurel

Crowded BWI Pushes Construction Plans Forward

ANNAPOLIS – At a time when most major airports are losing revenue and postponing expansions, Baltimore/Washington International Airport has continued a $1

Federal Judge Dismisses Paper’s Claim Against St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Deputies

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has rejected a publisher’s claim that St

Bill Would Strip Maryland DNR of Wildlife Management Duties

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources either does too much or too little with its wildlife management programs, critics charge

Farmers Watch Skies After Record-Dry Winter, But Rains Promise Little Relief

WASHINGTON – Maryland farmers are hoping the worst winter drought in 70 years won’t lead to a bone-dry summer reminiscent of the drought of the 1960s, but record-breaking low water levels could push Maryland into a state of emergency

Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Drop, But Baltimore Still Ranks Third

WASHINGTON- Sexually transmitted diseases in Baltimore decreased in 2000, but the city still had the third-highest STD rates among cities nationally, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found

Painful Budget Cuts Bring Call For Tax Cut Delay

ANNAPOLIS – As the Senate budget committee continued slashing program funds Thursday to fill a growing budget gap, some lawmakers began clamoring to halt the 2 percent income tax cut in order to trim less from them

Legislators Propose College Loan Relief to Lure Grads to Government Service

WASHINGTON – More than half of the federal workforce could retire in the next five years, including over 70 percent of senior management, and few college graduates are lining up to replace them, a group of lawmakers announced Thursday