WASHINGTON – The three Maryland airports closed since September’s terrorist attacks are scheduled to reopen as soon as next week under new security rules finalized Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration
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House Approves School Board Straightjacket
ANNAPOLIS – Emergency legislation to hobble the Prince George’s County School Board in the wake of its unsuccessful firing of Superintendent Iris T
Most Maryland House Members Back Proposal to Ban Political `Soft Money’
WASHINGTON – Five of Maryland’s eight House delegates voted Wednesday for a campaign finance reform measure that would ban unregulated “soft money” to national political party committees
Mothers of Disabled Kids Tell Congress More Needs to be Done to Help Children
WASHINGTON – Without the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Robyn Traywick doubts that her 12-year-old son with Down syndrome would be reading at a fifth-grade level
Maryland Mental Health System Boost Wins First Approval
ANNAPOLIS – The state’s beleaguered public mental health system may get some desperately needed assistance from a bill unanimously approved by a Senate panel Wednesday that reimburses some Medicaid expenses
Electrical Industry Says Bill to Label Mercury Products Could Backfire
ANNAPOLIS – Environmentalists hailed a proposal to require labels on mercury products, saying it would warn the public about mercury-related health risks and cut pollution from discarded products
Tobacco Tax Increase Worked Once, Will Work Again, Supporters Say
ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers who want to double the tobacco tax for the second time in three years say the increase will generate $148 million and save 15,000 lives
Beltway Tragedy Colors Debate Over Proposed Driver Cell Phone Ban
ANNAPOLIS – Phoning while driving has become “epidemic,” said the sponsor of a bill to ban the practice at a Tuesday hearing, and current laws are inadequate to prevent the kind of tragedy that claimed five lives in Prince George’s County on Feb