Maryland

High Gas Prices Won’t Stop Holiday Travelers from Hitting the Road in Droves

WASHINGTON – Gasoline prices are high, but not high enough to keep Marylanders stuck at home during Thanksgiving

Lawmaker Proposes $1,000 Tax Credit for Seniors’ Prescription Drugs

ANNAPOLIS – Delegate Joan F

Maryland Businesses Wait to Count Inaugural Money, As Florida Counts Votes

WASHINGTON – Richard Kane has a different kind of decision to make than most in the aftermath of the presidential election — for him it’s a choice between sedans or limousines

Food Pantries Give Thanks for Thanksgiving and the Flood of Food It Brings

BALTIMORE – A broad smile ran across the hollow cheeks of Edythe Gregory as she stared into the well-stocked emergency food cabinet at Perkins Square Baptist Church

School Breakfasts Are Widely Available in State, But Students Aren’t Eating

WASHINGTON – Breakfasts in Maryland schools just aren’t going like hotcakes

Maryland Shows Mixed Progress in Women’s Issues, National Report Says

WASHINGTON – Maryland was among the top five states in the country when it came to women’s employment and earnings, economic autonomy and reproductive rights, according to rankings released Wednesday by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Judge Drops State from Lawsuit by Man Who Was Wrongly Held for a Month

WASHINGTON – A federal judge said Charles Brooks cannot sue the state or the assistant state’s attorney who left him in jail for 29 days on a sexual assault charge, even though officials knew they had the wrong Charles Brooks behind bars

Baltimore County Man Faces Third Murder Trial in 14 Years

ANNAPOLIS – After 14 years, two jury trials and three appeals, Maryland’s highest court Thursday granted a Baltimore County man another trial, ruling failure to participate in a murder investigation does not prove guilt

Commission Announces New International Scholarship

ANNAPOLIS – In an effort to expose Maryland students of different ethnic, gender and class backgrounds to the global community, the Maryland Commission for Celebration 2000 announced a new international scholarship Wednesday

University System of Maryland Boosts Expected Cost of Projects

ANNAPOLIS – The University System of Maryland told state legislators Tuesday it underestimated the cost of 16 construction projects by more than $52 million for the upcoming fiscal year, citing a seller’s market with unusually high construction costs