ANNAPOLIS – A nursing shortage could be jeopardizing patient care throughout Maryland, a condition that has lawmakers seeking a remedy
Senators Irked by Reimbursement Plan That Overlooks Federal Workers
WASHINGTON – Maryland and Virginia senators are criticizing a proposal that would lift spending caps on relocation expenses incurred by federal contractors but would keep caps in place for federal workers
NRC Staff Recommends OK of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Relicensing
WASHINGTON – Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffers have recommended that the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant be relicensed for another 20 years, the next-to-last step before final approval
Frederick Won’t Have to Pay for Porn After Supreme Court Rejects Case
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of an adult bookstore that claimed the Frederick City government owed it around $90,000 in lost property and damages stemming from a 1990 police raid
Virginia, Maryland Officials Square Off Over Potomac River Rights
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland and Virginia officials wrangled Tuesday over two bills that would limit what one environmentalist called Virginia’s “ploy to get more water” from the Potomac River to support heavy development
Local Governments Remain Cool, As Soaring Fuel Prices Burn Up Budgets
ANNAPOLIS – When Prince George’s County officials put their fiscal 2000 fuel budget together back in November 1998, fuel prices were low and stable
House OKs Bill to Let Judges Sentence Criminals to Home Detention
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates voted 127-6 Tuesday to again give state judges the authority to sentence prisoners to home detention, a power stripped by a 1999 Maryland Court of Appeals decision
Bartlett Tries Again to Put the Washington Back in Washington’s Birthday
WASHINGTON – If it were not a bill in Congress, it might sound like a line-up for the next Celebrity Death Match: In this corner, the Father of Our Country, facing off against Honest Abe the Rail-Splitter
Soaring Tuition Gives College Students a Sobering Lesson in Economics
WASHINGTON – The amount of school loans taken out by Maryland college students jumped 50 percent between 1995 and 1998, as grants and scholarships failed to keep pace with rising tuition costs
It’s All in the Family for Mother and Son Mounting Congressional Bids
WASHINGTON – Maryland Republicans have another chance to put a Kimble in Congress