ANNAPOLIS – Garrett County Medicaid recipients will still be able to participate in managed care this January, officials confirmed Tuesday, thanks to United HealthCare’s decision to expand service into the county
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Maryland Calls Microsoft Settlement Best Deal for Consumers; Other States Balk
WASHINGTON – Maryland joined eight other states that signed on Tuesday to a proposed Justice Department settlement of its antitrust suit against Microsoft Corp
In Takoma Park, Even Poles Can Go to the Polls; City Lets Non-Citizens Vote
TAKOMA PARK – Victoria Amaya planned to go to the polls here Tuesday because she thinks it is important to vote and because she hopes to see the city to provide more services to the community
Bad Ozone Days Drop, But Maryland Air Pollution Picture Still Cloudy, EPA Says
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
Key Provisions of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act
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
Maryland Lawmakers Take a Careful Approach to Health Emergency Law
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
With Future Uncertain, Marylanders Put Wishes In Wills
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
Federal Salaries Increase; So Does Cost of Living, Say `Semi-Happy’ Workers
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
Anthrax Hoaxes Bring Swift Response, Stiff Charges From Feds, State Officials
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
State Recognition Still Eludes Maryland Tribe
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