WASHINGTON – Maryland’s small Cuban community is divided over the Baltimore Orioles’ upcoming trip to Cuba
Rewritten Food Allergy Bill Approved
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Wednesday passed a revamped version of a bill to provide safeguards for restaurant diners who suffer from food allergies
Maryland Doctors, Hospitals Fare Poorly in Test of Bioterrorist Response
WASHINGTON – A recent test of Maryland’s readiness to respond to bioterrorist attacks produced dismal results, a Johns Hopkins University doctor told a Senate panel Thursday
Sykesville Spat,414
ANNAPOLIS – Comptroller William Donald Schaefer pressured the Glendening administration Wednesday to name its alternative sites for a police training center originally planned for Sykesville in Carroll County
Supreme Court Hears Montgomery County Couples’ Privacy Rights Case
WASHINGTON – An attorney for a Montgomery County couple asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to draw a “bright line
Schaefer, Dixon Criticize Bridge Plan
ANNAPOLIS – The Board of Public Works approved a design Wednesday for the new Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, but only after both Comptroller William Donald Schaefer and State Treasurer Richard Dixon sharply criticized the drawbridge design and complained about feeling rushed to vote
Maryland Veterans’ Department Almost Reality
ANNAPOLIS – Creation of a new Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs needs only a final OK from Governor Parris N
State Defends Itself Against Criticism of Nursing Home Oversight
WASHINGTON – A Maryland health official said limited resources and unclear federal direction are largely to blame for General Accounting Office findings that the state drags its feet when investigating poor nursing home care
Electric Deregulation Disturbs Environmentalists
ANNAPOLIS — The Senate Finance Committee may have thought it was in the clear Friday when it passed a bill opening Maryland’s electric market to competition, but Maryland’s Secretary of the Environment said Monday that the Senate bill falls short on protecting air and water quality