ANNAPOLIS – Though Maryland sports the second highest family income and the lowest unemployment in the country, many lower-income residents still can’t afford basic checking accounts and end up paying a good chunk of their money just to cash a check
Maryland Delegation Votes 6-2 for $1-an-Hour Increase in Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation voted 6-2 Thursday night to raise the minimum wage by $1 an hour over two years, after splitting along party lines on an offsetting tax break for businesses
Glendening: Cancer, Anti-Smoking Initiatives Non-Negotiable
ANNAPOLIS – With legislators haggling for a piece of the state’s $4 billion tobacco settlement, Gov
Postal Service, Maryland Food Bank Aim for Record Food Collection
BALTIMORE – Inside the dingy warehouse of the Maryland Food Bank, shelves that were once crowded with cans of soup, boxes of cereal and other foods are bare
Senate Votes for Task Force to Study Nursing Shortage
ANNAPOLIS – An overwhelming majority of Maryland senators agreed Thursday to find the cure for the disease that’s infecting the state’s entire health care industry – the increasing shortage of qualified nurses
Lawmakers Hope to Bridge `Digital Divide’ with $1.3 Billion Program
WASHINGTON – Before the Living Classroom Weinberg Education Center opened, some disadvantaged youth in the heart of Baltimore had never sat in front of a computer, let alone surfed the Web
20 Years After Scandal, Bauman Comes Back to Congress — Briefly
WASHINGTON – Former Maryland Rep
Verdict Still Out on GOP Experiment with Open Primary in Maryland
WASHINGTON – Political observers agree that the Maryland Republican Party’s experiment with an open primary had little effect on Tuesday’s election
Wilson Bridge Project Officials Sink Tunnel Proposal a Second Time
WASHINGTON – An effort to revive plans for a tunnel to replace the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge was shot down Wednesday by project officials who favor moving ahead with a 12-lane bridge approved three years ago
12 Maryland High Schools Rank Nationally
ANNAPOLIS – A dozen Maryland high schools ranked among Newsweek magazine’s top public secondary schools in the country based on the size of their rigorous academic programs