Maryland

Analysts: Governor’s Budget Creates Nearly $1 Billion Deficit for 2004

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers are complaining Gov

Lawmakers Grill Insurance Commissioner, CareFirst Vice President

ANNAPOLIS – With CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield as Maryland’s health insurer of last resort, lawmakers worried Tuesday how the poor and underinsured will be cared for if a planned buyout of the company goes through

Business Leaders Give Maryland a Middling Grade for State’s Legal System

WASHINGTON – Executives of large public corporations gave Maryland a C for the “perceived fairness” of its litigation system, according to a survey released Tuesday

Mikulski, Sarbanes Sent Letters Questioning Restrictions on Accounting Firms

WASHINGTON – Maryland Democratic Sens

Bill Would Clear Air in Some Bars, Restaurants

ANNAPOLIS – Smokers may find fewer restaurants and bars to light up in under a bill in the General Assembly designed to protect workers from secondhand smoke

Bill Would Allow Limited Black Bear Hunt to Control Growing Population

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s wildlife officials respond to a number of nuisance bear incidents, but one this summer in Garrett County was the most unusual

Lawmaker Wants to Expand Protections Against Genetic Discrimination

ANNAPOLIS – A bill prohibiting employers from using a worker’s genetic information to refuse or limit a workers’ compensation claim was introduced in the House of Delegates last week