WASHINGTON – More than 5,800 Maryland apartments will be inspected for lead-based hazards and cleaned up, if necessary, under an agreement announced Wednesday by federal regulators and a Denver-based management company
Glendening Leaves Legacy of Higher Education, Environment Achievements
ANNAPOLIS – Saying “life in Maryland has gotten better” during his two terms in office, Gov
Air Pollution Permit Bill Speeds to House of Delegates
ANNAPOLIS – A bill to reinstate the Maryland Department of the Environment’s authority to issue air pollution permits is scheduled to reach the House of Delegates floor Friday
U.S. Ocean Policy Commission Makes Chesapeake Bay Its First Stop
ANNAPOLIS – Rapid residential development along the Chesapeake Bay threatens the 3,600 species that live there, witnesses told the U
Education Spending Rises, Falls Short
ANNAPOLIS – Education spending will increase under Gov
Baltimore Ranked Among `Meanest Cities’ for Homeless in New Study
WASHINGTON – Baltimore ranks among the country’s 12 “meanest cities” for its treatment of the homeless, according to a report released Tuesday by two national homeless advocacy groups
Glendening Rescinds Tax Cuts to Get Budget In Balance
ANNAPOLIS — Legislators who want to continue state income tax reductions will have to find other programs to trim since the governor’s 2003 $22 billion budget, released Tuesday, relies on rescinding a 2 percent tax cut to balance the budget
Court Orders Back Pay for Domestic Kept in `Slavery-Like’ Conditions by Couple
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a Gaithersburg man who harbored an illegal Brazilian immigrant under slavery-like conditions for almost two decades, and further ordered the man to give her 14 years of back pay
Clock Runs Out, But Benefits Don’t, for State Families Reaching Welfare Limits
WASHINGTON – Time ran out on Jan