Maryland

WASHINGTON – The number of bad ozone days decreased in the Baltimore- Washington region from 1999 to 2000, even as another dangerous pollutant in the region remained higher than national standards

ANNAPOLIS – Key points to the model state bill proposed by the Center for Law and the Public’s Health include:

– Governor may declare 30-day state of public health emergency, and extend it if needed

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are taking careful interest in a new legislative proposal crafted by a federal health interest group to give state governments the power to take coordinated and far-reaching action during public health crises

ANNAPOLIS – With terrorist attacks, anthrax scares and a looming war dominating the news daily, more Marylanders are starting to think about the future – by writing their wills

WASHINGTON – Federal employees got a raise this week, good news for the more than 100,000 civil servants who live in Maryland and will be taking home an additional $2,867 a year, on average, with the increase

WASHINGTON – Two Maryland men were charged with anthrax hoaxes in separate incidents this week that forced the evacuation of Montgomery County businesses while hazardous materials crews tested for the deadly spore

ANNAPOLIS – Eight years have passed since Mervin Savoy submitted a petition requesting state recognition for her Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy and Subtribes, one of only two Maryland Native American tribes to do so

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials do not expect the Justice Department will make good, just yet, on a threat to withhold $900,000 in federal funds if the state does not toughen provisions of its “Megan’s law” requiring registry of sex offenders

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials sent Washington a request for more than $400 million Friday, what it hopes will be the first installment in federal support for the state’s fight against terrorism

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland faces a projected $1