ANNAPOLIS – Jason Sekzer moved from an entry-level position at Cantor Fitzgerald to vice president of operations in four years, a 31-year-old rising star for one of the world’s largest brokerage firms
Insurance Commissioner Cancels CareFirst Conversion
ANNAPOLIS – CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the state’s largest nonprofit health insurer, may not convert to a for-profit company and therefore cannot not be sold to WellPoint Health Networks in California, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Steven B
Terrapin Pride Day Will Cost Some University Lobbyists More Than Others
ANNAPOLIS – Students, faculty and staff at the University System of Maryland’s flagship campus descended on Annapolis Tuesday in what officials hailed as a successful lobbying effort against more state budget cuts
Bike Trail Proposal Detoured by Senate Delegation
ANNAPOLIS – When push came to shove, petal power proved stronger than pedal power
What’s in a Name? Plenty, Say Hassled Catoctin Mountain Park Rangers
WASHINGTON – A two-lane state highway divides the national park from the state park in the Catoctin Mountains
School Districts Struggle to Provide Teachers for English Language Learners
WASHINGTON – When Ilhye Yoon began teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in Anne Arundel County four years ago she had five students — today she has 34
Teen Passenger Bill Gets Green Light in Committee
ANNAPOLIS – Young drivers would be prohibited from carrying teen passengers for their first six months behind the wheel under a bill that won a Senate committee’s approval Friday, ending seven years of frustration for one Southern Maryland lawmaker
‘Agenda-driven science’ Behind Crab Regs, Shore Legislators Say
ANNAPOLIS – Eastern Shore lawmakers who make up the Blue Crab Task Force blasted the Department of Natural Resources Friday for using shoddy science and “make-believe” numbers to overstate the danger to the state’s blue crab population
Schoolkids Have Proof of Positive Thinking on Snow — 54.9 Inches Worth
WASHINGTON – The students at the Evergreen School in Kensington have a theory about why it has snowed more this year in Maryland than at any other time that they can remember — the children are wishing for it
Union Says It Will Represent Airport Screeners, Despite Federal Opposition
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees will introduce its new local for airport screeners and baggage handlers Monday — even though the Transportation Security Administration said it will prohibit unions for its workers