ANNAPOLIS – The complex and controversial process of redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional districts moved behind closed doors after Thursday’s final public meeting before the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee drafts recommendations
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The Sharks Are Biting, But Not on Fishing Lines — Shark Harvest Has Slowed
WASHINGTON – In this summer of the shark, the pace of shark harvesting has slowed dramatically along the Atlantic Coast, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, the National Marine Fishery Service said this week
State Welfare Rolls Continue to Drop, but Rate of Decline May Be Slowing
WASHINGTON – The number of Maryland residents receiving temporary welfare assistance continued to decline, according to statistics released this week, but experts say the downward trend appears to be leveling off
Maryland Student’s Death Remains Mysterious
COLLEGE PARK – Homicide is unlikely and alcohol probably played no role in the death of University of Maryland student Alexander E
Child Abuse Convictions Tossed by Appeals Court in Hearsay Ruling
ANNAPOLIS – When a child services agent talked to a mentally-disabled 15- year-old girl about possible abuse by her stepfather, the agent’s testimony about that conversation was hearsay and shouldn’t have been used to convict Timothy Van Nixon, according to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Curran Says Decision Not to Break Up Microsoft is the Right One
WASHINGTON – Maryland Attorney General J
All Sides Agree: Save the Surplus
ANNAPOLIS – Republicans and Democrats agree, for now, that Maryland’s $153 million in newfound budget surplus should remain in the bank
Reform Group Proposes First Step Toward Universal Health Care Coverage
ANNAPOLIS – It’s up to the state to create competitive and affordable insurance programs if all Maryland residents – especially the working poor – are to have adequate health care coverage, says a prominent health care reform advocacy group
Maryland Merchant, Others Say Federal Agencies Are Ignoring Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – Mike Tucker remembers when the Internal Revenue Service, the Postal Service and other federal agencies hired his office supply business and other small businesses on a regular basis
Grandparents More Likely to be Head of Multigenerational Homes in Maryland
WASHINGTON – About 5 percent of Maryland households are multigenerational, and many of those families consist of grandparents who have taken in their children and grandchildren, according to new data from the Census Bureau