WASHINGTON – Just 29 percent of Maryland fourth-graders scored at the “proficient” level on a national reading test in 1998, according to a report released Thursday by the U
Kaiser Denies Claims, Bromwell Skeptical
ANNAPOLIS Kaiser Permanente is denying allegations that it plans to set up a private emergency system in Maryland that would compete with the state’s own 9-1-1 service, but Maryland lawmakers have their doubts about the company’s assurances
Legislator Seeks Special Plates for DWI Offenders
ANNAPOLIS Convicted DWI offenders soon could be wearing their own sort of “scarlet letter” to mark their misdeeds, if a Maryland legislator has his way
Gilchrest Hopeful Funds Can Be Found to Eliminate ‘Monster’ Nutria
WASHINGTON – President Clinton’s fiscal 2000 budget does not include funding for a program to eradicate nutria, beaver-sized rodents that are destroying “some of the most important wetlands in this country
Doctors Say Complex Medicare Rules, Government, Have Them ‘Under Siege’
TOWSON – Doctors who turned out for a seminar on how to stay within the bounds of health care fraud laws instead buffeted a federal prosecutor this week with complaints that ever-changing regulations have put them “under siege
Schaefer Supported Glendening’s Campaign; Now Spars With Him
ANNAPOLIS- Comptroller William Donald Schaefer and Gov
House, Senate Committees Near Vote on Domestic Violence Bills
ANNAPOLIS A bill to broaden police powers to seize guns from domestic abusers came under fire in the General Assembly last week
Proposed Sulfur Reductions Spark Fuel Feud
ANNAPOLIS Environmentalists and proponents of air pollution control are facing off against petroleum industry representatives over proposed legislation to reduce sulfur in gasoline in Maryland
Maryland Poor Face One of Lowest Income Tax Burdens, Study Says
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s working poor face one of the lightest income tax burdens in the nation, according to a report scheduled to be released Thursday