Maryland’s Sharp Drop in Food Stamp Recipients Puzzles Advocates, Bureaucrats

WASHINGTON – The number of food-stamp recipients in Maryland fell 13

Bartlett is in Driver’s Seat on Eco-Car Issue — Literally

WASHINGTON – Environmentalists tag him as one of the biggest enemies of the green movement in Washington, but Rep

Meningitis Law Leaves Students At Risk, College Officials Frustrated

ANNAPOLIS – The author of a bill mandating students living in Maryland college dorms get a meningitis vaccine or sign a waiver said students’ lives are at risk because colleges aren’t complying with the law’s intent

Legislature Earns Failing Grade on Environmental Votes, Watchdog Group Says

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland delegates vote pro-environment more often than state senators, according to an environmental watchdog group’s analysis, but both houses on average earned failing grades

State Foresters Forecast Fantastic Fall Foliage Display

ANNAPOLIS — Kiss the green leaves of summer goodbye and prepare for a fall chock-full of deep magentas, flashy oranges, bright reds and luminous yellows

Court Arbitrates Biblical Battle for Church Assets

ANNAPOLIS – In a courtroom packed with as many clerical collars as business suits, Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Thursday over whether a sect that leaves a parent church can assume ownership of its property

In Maryland, Faulty Firestone Tires Linked to One Crash, No Deaths

ANNAPOLIS – Marylanders have reported 14 cases of Bridgestone/Firestone tire failure, a figure that accounts for less than 1 percent of the more than 1,400 incidences of tire failure collected by the agency nationwide, according to a review of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data

Baltimore’s Privatized Schools May Signal a Trend

BALTIMORE – After six years of analyzing schools turning in unsatisfactory test results and poor attendance records, the Maryland State Department of Education has found 93 schools that could be handed over to private corporations for improvement

Baltimore County Official Touts Reform Program Before Congress

WASHINGTON – Baltimore County’s nationally recognized “gainsharing” program was paraded before a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that is looking at ways to make government more efficient