Feds Indict Two Firms for Funneling Donations to Cummings’ Campaign

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has indicted two Baltimore-area companies on charges that they illegally funneled a total of $21,000 in donations to Rep

Delegate Aims to Light Fire Under Plan to Burn Chicken Manure for Energy

WASHINGTON – A state delegate is urging Dorchester County Commissioners to move forward on a proposed power plant that would burn chicken manure and wood chips to generate electricity

Report Says More Than 40,000 Working Families Fall Below Poverty Line

ANNAPOLIS – There was a time when Grace Mitchell lived in a shelter and collected welfare each month

Appeals Court Sends National Harbor Opponents Back to Square One

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that would have required developers of the National Harbor to present more detailed noise studies before proceeding on the Prince George’s County resort

While the World Awaits Punxsutawney Phil, Forecasters Predict More Winter

ANNAPOLIS – Don’t look to Punxsutawney Phil for relief from the cold and snow

Advocates Say Plan to Insure Parents Would Close ‘Enormous’ Health Care Gap

WASHINGTON – President Clinton’s $50 billion proposal to expand state children’s health insurance programs could help close an enormous gap in coverage for low-income parents in Maryland, say advocates in the state

Clinton Gun-Licensing Plan Has Maryland Gun Owners Fired Up

WASHINGTON – At the Arrow and Bullet store in Hagerstown, owner Bill Scally said he doesn’t see much good that can come out of President Clinton’s proposal to require a license to buy a handgun

Educators Outline Plan to Put Schools, Colleges, Business on Same Page

ANNAPOLIS – To produce students better equipped for the workforce after graduation, the state’s top education organizations are trying to establish common goals for all schools, from kindergarten to the post-secondary level

Maryland, Feds Follow Same School Path; State Hopes It Leads to the Bank

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s education programs parallel the school initiatives proposed by President Clinton in his State of the Union address Thursday, said state officials, who hope that will increase their shot at a share of billions in new federal aid