ANNAPOLIS – The voters of Dorchester County would be very happy to keep their mechanical lever voting machines for the 2002 election, according to Delegate Adelaide Eckardt, D-Dorchester
Maryland
State Officials Defend Programs Attacked by Environmental, Budget Groups
WASHINGTON – A report targeting $55 billion in “wasteful and environmentally harmful” programs lists five in Maryland, including programs to build trails and restore Ocean City beaches
Teacher Says Today’s Hispanic Students Are Not Helped by Yesterday’s Lessons
WASHINGTON – The Maryland high school where Donna Hunter teaches has changed from overwhelmingly white to almost 75 percent minority students over the years, but the curriculum has changed little, she said
State Might Encourage Energy Conservation
ANNAPOLIS – Two Maryland lawmakers want to curb potential energy cost increases and future blackouts by encouraging energy conservation
Raven May Join Oriole as Official State Bird
ANNAPOLIS – The Baltimore oriole could soon have a new companion
Pardoned Killer Testifies on Death Penalty and DNA Testing
ANNAPOLIS – An Eastern Shore man, exonerated by genetic evidence for the murder of a 9-year-old girl, told a Senate committee Thursday that bills to mandate DNA testing and halt executions for two years are sorely needed
Maryland College Administrators Blast Claim of Racial Preference in Admissions
WASHINGTON – Colleges give black and Hispanic applicants an unfair edge in admissions over similarly qualified white students, according to a study of 47 schools released Thursday by the Center for Equal Opportunity
National Foundation Pushes for Gay Rights in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS – Gay rights legislation didn’t too well in Maryland in 1999
Report: Maryland’s Health Care Appeals, Grievance Laws Working
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s two-year-old health care appeals and grievance law is working well, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Insurance Administration