Maryland Continues to Have One of Highest Income Levels in Nation, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Maryland had the fifth-highest per capita personal income in the nation in 2000, continuing its run as one of the wealthiest states through the 1990s, according to a new Commerce Department report

Are They Just Powdered Donuts? Anthrax Fears Creep into Aisle 4B, Grocers Say

WASHINGTON – Anthrax fears have area supermarkets fielding calls from concerned customers who worry those sugary substances or powdery residues on their groceries could be the deadly spore

Federal Tax Plan Could Hit State Revenues; Backers Say Cuts Help in Long Run

WASHINGTON – Maryland could lose $345 million in corporate taxes over the next three years under an economic stimulus package being pushed in Congress, according to one budget policy group

Anti-gay Rights Referendum in Jeopardy After Second Look at Signatures

ANNAPOLIS – An anti-gay rights referendum slated for the November 2002 ballot remains in jeopardy after a court hearing Wednesday

State Pension Managers Plan to Ride Out Recession, Despite $3.6 Billion Loss

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s state retirement and pension system lost $3

MSPAP Good, But Could Be Better, Reviewers Say

ANNAPOLIS – An independent research group told the Maryland State Board of Education Wednesday the state’s school performance test is exemplary, but still could use some improvements

FAA Certification Holds Up Cumberland-to-BWI Flights

ANNAPOLIS – Daily flights from Cumberland Regional Airport to Baltimore/ Washington International Airport will not start today, as previously announced by the airline and the airports

Hard Work and Lousy Harvests Can’t Dim Calvert Waterman’s Love for His Job

DEALE – Kenny Keen’s day usually starts before 4 a

Census Report on Shelter Residents Just Scratches Surface of Homelessness

WASHINGTON – The 2000 Census counted 2,545 people in emergency and transitional housing in Maryland last year, a number that homeless advocates said represents only a tiny fraction of the state’s homeless

Crab Harvest Likely to Match Historic Low, As Season Ends a Month Early

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s dismal 2001 crab harvest is likely to match last year’s record-low catch when the season ends Wednesday, Department of Natural Resources officials said