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