WASHINGTON – A month after President Clinton signed a bill to allow the adoption of military service dogs that might otherwise be put to sleep, legal delays and an apparent lack of interest have prevented any of the animals from being adopted, officials said
Maryland
Maryland Appeals Ruling That Favored Virginia in Potomac River Dispute
WASHINGTON – Maryland officials have appealed an arbiter’s decision that would let a Fairfax County, Va
Taylor Lists Legislative Priorities For Montgomery Leaders
ANNAPOLIS – A new regional transportation authority is one of the top priorities for House Speaker Casper R
Maryland Legislators To Revisit Inheritance Tax Repeal
ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly will try again to eliminate the state’s 10 percent inheritance tax when it reconvenes in January to consider a bill to give aunts, nephews, cousins and friends the same exemption that closer relatives now have
Federal Budget Wrangling Holds Up $84 Million in Funds for Maryland Schools
WASHINGTON – State education officials said that until Congress approves a budget for fiscal 2001, Maryland cannot make its own plans, including whether it can spend $84
Eighth-Grade Reading Scores Lag Behind Other Test Subjects
ANNAPOLIS – While eighth-grade reading scores improved by 1
Write-in Votes Were Cast for Serious Candidates to Silly — and Toto, Too
WASHINGTON – Martin Sheen is not a president, but he plays one on TV
ATF Study of Baltimore Crimes Shows Difficulty of Tracking Firearms
WASHINGTON – Federal agents were able to trace only a fraction of the guns used by Baltimore criminals in 1999 back to a legal sale — evidence, officials said, of a brisk trade in illegal weapons
State Officials Press Ahead With Hemp Experiment That May Go Up in Smoke
WASHINGTON – Maryland is pushing ahead with plans for a pilot project to examine industrial hemp as an alternative to tobacco — even though most of the officials associated with the project have doubts about the crop’s potential
As Lame-Duck Congress Meets, Budget Debate Likely to Keep Going and Going
WASHINGTON – Congress faces a long list of legislation when it reconvenes this week, including further negotiations on the stalled fiscal 2001 budget, but without a president-elect, legislators do not expect to get much done