KENSINGTON – State Sen
Maryland
Poultry Plants Could Bring New Power to Maryland, But At a Price
ANNAPOLIS – Eastern Shore lawmakers braved the rain Wednesday to tell a House committee they support a tax credit for power plants using poultry manure as fuel, but Maryland chicken powerhouse Perdue Farms says it has a better solution
Pre-Paid College Tuition Saves Parents Worry in Years to Come
ANNAPOLIS – The last thing on Dakota January Littlefeather Williams’ mind is college
State Fire Officials Hail Federal Grant Program, Will Waste No Time Applying
WASHINGTON – Maryland fire officials plan to take advantage of a new federal program that will give local departments money for equipment and training, after the Bush administration Tuesday abruptly reversed its threat to cancel the program
Senate Panel Reverses Years of No’s to Say Yes to Gay Rights
ANNAPOLIS – A Senate panel infamous among gay rights advocates for killing anti-discrimination legislation approved Gov
Legislators Force Firefighters To Become Newborn Safe Havens
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Tuesday unanimously passed its version of safe haven legislation – just a day after the Maryland House of Delegates doused firefighters’ protests and passed the measure 115-19
Booming Growth Pushes Frederick, Gaithersburg, Bowie Up in Ranks of Cities
WASHINGTON – Rockville fell from the second-largest city in the state in 1990 to the fifth-largest in 2000, outpaced by booming growth of more than 30 percent each in Frederick, Gaithersburg and Bowie
Greater Diversity Does Not Always Mean Greater Integration, Census Shows
WASHINGTON – Maryland is becoming more diverse, with rising Latino and Asian populations, but census numbers reveal that some areas of the state still look more like checkerboards than melting pots
Fewer Marylanders Than Expected Identify Themselves as Mixed-Race in Census
WASHINGTON – Less than 2 percent of Marylanders claimed a multiracial heritage in the census last year, the first time the government allowed people to identify themselves by more than one race