Maryland

Maryland Health Officials Bank on Early Detection to Block Bioterrorism

WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials have heightened surveillance for potential bioterrorism attacks in the wake of the Sept

Maryland Courts to Consider Constitutional Questions on Death Penalty

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s six-month unofficial moratorium ends today, but it’s not likely to be lifted until the state Court of Appeals deals with four cases questioning the constitutionality of the death penalty

GOP Gubernatorial Campaigns Have `Understanding’ to Support Each Other

WASHINGTON – Besides raising money for their own campaigns, Maryland’s two Republican gubernatorial candidates say they are also raising foot soldiers who can switch allegiance between candidates should one of the two drop out

Federal Court Rules State Immune from Family Medical Leave Act Suits

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has held that Maryland is immune from lawsuits under the Family Medical Leave Act, which guarantees employees an identical job to the one they left temporarily for medical reasons

Conservatives Take Senate Republican Leadership Mantle

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Senate Republicans took just over an hour Thursday afternoon to unanimously select Sen

State Troopers To Sub For National Guard At Maryland Airports

ANNAPOLIS – About 100 Maryland National Guardsmen will provide additional security in the state’s three commercial airports, but not before they receive special training to prepare them for “civilian interaction,” said Gov

Appeals Court Rejects Clark Appeal in Michele Dorr’s Murder

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals rejected Hadden Clark’s bid for a new trial in the 1986 murder of 6-year-old Michele Dorr Wednesday, upholding the Montgomery County Circuit Court decision to include evidence and testimony that the defense argued were hearsay and inadmissible

State, Federal Officials Say It’s Time to Reopen Reagan National Airport

WASHINGTON – Next to a locked-down newsstand, where racks of Sept

Health Choice Program Endangered, Physicians Warn

ANNAPOLIS – Health care experts warned lawmakers Wednesday that Health Choice, Maryland’s largest Medicaid program, is in danger of collapse if it doesn’t get more money soon

Students, Homeless After Monday Tornado, Pick Up Pieces from Apartments

COLLEGE PARK – Hundreds of University of Maryland students were allowed back into tornado-damaged apartments Wednesday and given 15 minutes to collect up clothes, books and other parts of their lives before being shooed away again