Maryland

Eastern Shore Still Waiting for Vital Dover Bridge Funding

TANYARD – Four years ago the state pledged $1

Advocates Welcome Bush’s Health Care Prescription, Doubt It Will Be Filled

WASHINGTON- Maryland health advocates fear President Bush’s State of the Union promise for improved health care, including prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and tax credits for the uninsured, will be an empty one

Immigrant Advocates Hail Bush Food Stamp Proposal As Boon For New Americans

WASHINGTON – Yelena Sokolov sometimes hesitates to lecture her immigrant clients at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington about healthy eating

Country Meets City — Reluctantly — in 4th District Redistricting Proposal

OLNEY – Semi-rural, conservative and nearly 80 percent white, Olney is a bastion of country quaintness

8th District Candidates Banked $2.6 Million for Closely Watched Fall Race

WASHINGTON – Candidates in the hotly contested 8th District had almost $2

Taped Police Interrogations Would Prevent Coercion, Delegate Says

ANNAPOLIS — Press accounts of coerced confessions and unscrupulous interrogation tactics by Maryland police officers have prompted Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, D-Montgomery, to sponsor a bill to force officers to videotape all confessions of violent crimes

Delegates Prepare to Strip School Board Power Over New Superintendent

ANNAPOLIS – Speculation about the departure of Prince George’s County Schools Superintendent Iris T

Democrats Bust GOP Idea to Kill Governor’s Budget

ANNAPOLIS – Legislative Democrats won’t be telling Gov

CareFirst Burden-of-Proof Bill Heads to House Floor

ANNAPOLIS – A bill requiring CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to prove its proposed conversion to for-profit status will be in the public’s interest passed the House Economic Matters Committee Thursday, which may make the health care provider’s quest a lot more difficult

Federal Estate Tax Changes Could Cost States Billions, Study Warns

WASHINGTON – Maryland could save $250 million to 300 million over the next four years by “decoupling” its estate and inheritance taxes from federal estate taxes, which is currently being phased out