Maryland Donations to Clinton Legal Defense Outstrip Previous Pace

WASHINGTON – Maryland residents gave more than $90,000 to President Clinton’s legal trust fund during the first six months of 1999, almost matching contributions for all of last year, according to the fund

Truck-Safety Enforcement Could Fall to States if Federal Office Folds

WASHINGTON – States may have to step up their enforcement of truck-safety laws if President Clinton signs a transportation funding bill that eliminates the federal office now responsible for those laws, federal officials said Thursday

Montgomery Magnet School Ruling Could Hamper Other Schools’ Diversity Plans

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruling overturning Montgomery County’s race-based school transfer policy “casts a chill” on other schools’ integration efforts, said an education official in Maryland

Maryland Education Officials Defend Y2K Compliance

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials defended themselves Wednesday against claims by a top U

State Allocates $25 million to Preserve 12,000 Acres of Forest, Farmland

SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN – Maryland will spend $25 million to buy more than 12,000 acres of “absolutely irreplaceable” farmlands, forests and historically important sites and preserve them from suburban sprawl, officials announced Wednesday

Children Form the Bulk of Marylanders Who Lost Health Insurance

WASHINGTON – More than half of the 160,000 people who joined the ranks of the uninsured in Maryland last year were children under 18, according to the latest Census Bureau figures

Student Loan Default Rate Improves in Maryland, Beats National Average

WASHINGTON – The percent of Maryland college students who defaulted on their school loans fell below the national average in fiscal 1997, an improvement that state officials believe was helped by a thriving economy

Maryland Has 4th-Highest New AIDS Rate in Nation, Despite Advances

WASHINGTON – Maryland had the fourth-highest rate of new AIDS cases in the nation in 1998, up from sixth the year before, according to state and federal health officials

Sales of Maryland Hunting Licenses Is on Steady Decline

WASHINGTON – Sales of hunting licenses have fallen steadily in Maryland in recent decades, a decline in a traditional sport that has also led to a drop in revenues for state wildlife programs