ANNAPOLIS – Maryland has consistently underestimated mental health funding and without a $26 million infusion immediately, services for the state’s most fragile population could shut down, a panel of public mental health care providers told the House Environmental Matters Committee Thursday
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State Health Officials Put Price Tag for Terror Preparedness at $1.1 Billion
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s health secretary said Thursday that state and local health departments nationwide need at least $1
Terrorist Victim Families Plead for Relief from Estate Taxes
ANNAPOLIS — Family members of Marylanders killed in the Sept
Appeals Court Orders Review of $5 Million Penalty in Currency-Trading Scam
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ordered a district court to reconsider whether a former employee of a foreign currency trading scam in Bethesda must pay $5
Deer, Bear Hunt Plans Draw Backers, Opponents to Political Arena
ANNAPOLIS – Bear hunting isn’t necessary and deer hunting on Sundays would end the only day of peace for hikers, opponents of plans to extend Maryland’s hunting seasons told lawmakers at a packed hearing Wednesday
Delegation Backs Shorter Howard County Board of Education Terms
ANNAPOLIS – The Howard County delegation voted Wednesday to sponsor a bill to reduce terms for the county’s Board of Education members from six to four years, while maintaining the board’s membership at five
Supreme Court Ruling on Sex Offenders Won’t Impact Maryland, Officials Say
WASHINGTON – Maryland officials said the “small number” of sexual offenders who were hospitalized after their prison terms ended will not be affected by a Supreme Court ruling this week against a similar Kansas law
Bill Would Make State Burn Confiscated Cigarettes
ANNAPOLIS – The state would have to burn cigarettes it takes from smugglers and stop selling them back to tobacco companies under a bill in the General Assembly
Whitman Promises Changes Won’t Gut Clean Air Act, Reveals Little Else
WASHINGTON – Maryland Attorney General J