State Government Fails to Meet its Own Recycling Goals

WASHINGTON – Six years after the deadline, the state government has failed to meet its goal of recycling 20 percent of its trash

New Law Lets Retired Teachers Return to Classroom, Collect Pension and Salary

WASHINGTON – After 32 years of teaching, William Campbell finally decided to retire in June 1999

Lofty Recycling Goals Within Reach, But Some Ask if It’s Worth Effort

WASHINGTON – Maryland is closing in on its goal of a 40 percent reduction in trash by 2005, but some officials question if the state will put forward the effort to meet the goal — or even if the effort is worthwhile

Last Medicare HMO in Maryland Cuts Off Enrollment, Sharply Raises Prices

WASHINGTON – The last health insurer offering Medicare HMO coverage in Maryland announced Friday that it is quadrupling its premiums and capping enrollment at the current level

State Urges All Marylanders to Take Precautions Against Hepatitis A Outbreak

WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials said “all of Maryland should be aware of” an outbreak of hepatitis A in Southern Maryland and take precautions against it

Medical Technology At Maryland’s Hospitals

ANNAPOLIS – A doctor just stepped off a plane and is about to head back to the hospital

Anne Arundel Man’s Death Sentence Upheld

ANNAPOLIS – In its second review of the case, Maryland’s highest court Thursday upheld the death sentence of an Anne Arundel County man for the 1993 double-murder of his fiancee and her friend at his fiancee’s home in Severn

Maryland National Guard Found Immune in Soldier’s Death

ANNAPOLIS – The state of Maryland and the Maryland National Guard cannot be held liable in the 1997 death of an Army major who was run over by a truck driven by two guardsmen during training exercises, Maryland’s highest court ruled Thursday

Ethics Law Proposal Leaves Lobbyists Cold

ANNAPOLIS – Existing ethics laws are sufficient, said some Maryland lobbyists responding to recommendations by a study committee to impose tougher laws governing their conduct

House Approves Clean Water Bills, Adding to $150 Million for Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON – The House this week approved $200 million for estuary restoration efforts over the next five years, in addition to the $150 million that was approved earlier this year to clean up the nation’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay