WASHINGTON – Maryland could get up to $16 million in new housing assistance under a federal plan that the White House and the Department of Housing and Urban Development hope will let low-income city residents move closer to growing job markets in the suburbs
Montgomery Delegate Proposes Gas Tax Hike for Transportation Projects
ANNAPOLIS – Beginning in 2002, Maryland motorists could pay even more at the pumps if a fuel tax bill by proposed by Delegate Sheila E
State Officials Welcome Proposal for Yet Another Fatherhood Program
WASHINGTON – The Maryland Department of Human Resources already has 11 programs aimed at bolstering fatherhood, but officials said they were still “elated” to see President Clinton propose a similar program nationally
Maryland Lawmakers Give Clinton Mixed Grade on State of the Union Speech
WASHINGTON – Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation on Thursday called President Clinton’s eighth and final State of the Union address everything from “irresponsible” to a “very dynamic agenda
Public Libraries Level Digital Playing Field
ANNAPOLIS – Jean Johnson, director of Somerset County’s four public libraries, said she came to Annapolis this week because there will always be someone out there who can’t afford to get on-line
Taylor Proposes Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Investments
ANNAPOLIS – Environmentally conscious consumers and utility companies not only can cut pollution when they buy electric cars, solar powered equipment or generate energy from poultry litter, but soon they might save a little cash
Mikulski Announces Plan to Conquer Digital Divide
ANNAPOLIS – Teachers would be taught how to use computers through a volunteer army, and classrooms would be fully digitally equipped under legislation proposed by U
Bill Allowing House Arrest Passes Senate with Lightening Speed
ANNAPOLIS – Legislation expanding courts’ ability to sentence criminals to home confinement passed the Maryland Senate Monday over the objections of the state prosecutor, public defender’s office and Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Snow Day is No Day Off for Maryland Congressional Delegation Staffers
WASHINGTON – The snow that emptied the streets of Washington also quieted the halls of Congress for a second day Wednesday, but for staffers in at least half of the Maryland delegation’s offices it was just another workday