Maryland

Senate Subcommittee Cuts $3 Million From Private School Book Budget

ANNAPOLIS – A Senate Budget and Taxation subcommittee Friday voted to cut Gov

Postal Service Budget Woes Delay Expansion of 16 Cramped Maryland Post Offices

WASHINGTON – Work on 16 Maryland post offices will be frozen as part of a U

Bill Would Cover Breast Reconstruction for Poor Cancer Patients

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are considering a bill to provide poor, uninsured women undergoing mastectomies with coverage for breast reconstructive surgery

Maryland Lawmakers Split on Party Lines in Vote on Bush Tax Cut Plan

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation split along party lines Thursday in a House vote to approve the heart of President Bush’s $1

Senate Passes Bill Exempting Energy Therapists From Massage Laws

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate Thursday approved a change to the massage therapy law to exempt energy-based therapists

Gay Rights Advocates Want Legislators’ Respect

ANNAPOLIS – Gay rights activists scheduled to testify today before the Maryland House Judiciary Committee are hoping for more respect than they got last year – especially since their bill is, once again, Gov

Officials Say Maryland Schools Are Well Prepared to Handle Threats of Violence

WASHINGTON – Maryland educators say that schools here are well prepared to prevent an episode like the Monday shooting at a California high school that left two dead and 13 injured

House Drops Drunken-Driving Threshold to .08

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a measure to lower the drunken-driving threshold from