For the Environment, Breaking Up is Hard to Undo, Report Says

WASHINGTON – It took four university researchers to figure out what an area trashman has known for years: Divorce hurts the environment

Lawsuit Against Tire Plant Appears to Have Reached End of 16-Year Fight

WASHINGTON – Wesley Bartlett is still fighting the cancer that’s spread throughout his body, but after 16 years of legal wrangling he’s stopped fighting the Kelly

Study Says Working Poor Lose Hundreds to Tax Preparers, Refund Advances

WASHINGTON – Many of Maryland’s working poor are needlessly paying to have their taxes prepared and then handing over portions of their returns for quick loans that carry high interest, according to a study released this week

Commission Working Hard but Coming Up Short on Nurses

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s most severe nursing shortage since the 1980s has turned into a crisis, and with constant complaints from patients about the poor quality of care they’re receiving, legislators are looking to the commission they created in 2000 for answers

Ehrlich’s Cabinet Appointments are Slow in Coming

ANNAPOLIS – A new Cabinet-level agency may soon handle disability services, Gov

Maryland Activists Prepare to Rally for Peace, Counter-Rally for Patriotism

WASHINGTON – Sam Legg may have to “figure out how to carry a bucket of tissues” with him, but the 86-year-old Baltimore resident said he won’t let a cold keep him from Saturday’s peace rally

Court Orders New Hearing for Publisher Who Sued St. Mary’s County Deputies

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing for a St

Ehrlich Cuts Environmental Agencies’ Funding; Lawmakers Reserve Judgment

ANNAPOLIS – The Department of the Environment’s budget took a 22 percent bite under the budget released Friday by Gov

Cool Economy, Colder Temperatures Lead to Packed Emergency Shelters in State

WASHINGTON – Emergency shelters across the state are overflowing with homeless, forcing many people to be turned away as temperatures dip into the single digits in some parts of the state

Ehrlich Boosts Public School Spending, Cuts Higher Education Funds

ANNAPOLIS – Public schools would get a $242 million increase in state aid in Gov