ANNAPOLIS A bill endorsed by Gov
Legislators Focus on DWI Offenders
ANNAPOLIS With 12 House bills and five Senate bills proposed this session, drunken driving law reform seems certain for Maryland
Low Blue Crab Harvest Concerns Officials
ANNAPOLIS – The blue crab harvest in the Chesapeake Bay was well below average last year and the outlook for this year suggests little improvement, say state officials
Maryland Man Wants to Come Out of the Basement with His Offbeat Museum
WASHINGTON – When the Maryland Science Center asked Harry Finley to loan items from his private collection to a women’s health exhibit that is scheduled to travel across the country, the New Carrollton man was thrilled
Looming New License Restrictions Have Teens Rushing to Driving Schools
WASHINGTON – Maryland teens are flocking to driving schools in an effort to beat a batch of new restrictions that will make it harder to get a drivers license after July 1
Firearms Pass Cars as Leading Cause of Injury-Related Deaths in Maryland
WASHINGTON – Firearms surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of injury-related death in Maryland in 1990, and the gap widened through 1996, according to a soon-to-be-released state report
State to Get $268 Million Bonus From Tobacco Deal
ANNAPOLIS Maryland will receive a $268 million bonus for its efforts in settling last year’s national tobacco deal, according to a report released this week
Study Says Maryland Could Not Weather an Economic Downturn
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s “rainy day fund” is already too small to keep the state afloat through an economic recession and it is being shrunk further to pay for an income tax cut, according to a report released Thursday
Reaction to Judge’s Decision on Proposition 16 Mixed
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland college and high school coaches are uncertain what the effect on their programs will be after Monday’s court ruling striking down test-score requirements for freshman athletes as unfair to blacks