Chlamydia Screening Bill Passes House

ANNAPOLIS A bill to require Maryland insurers and managed care companies to pay for annual chlamydia screenings for their high-risk members is a step closer to becoming law

Sunday Hunting Runs Into Trouble In Senate

ANNAPOLIS Arguments between hunters and nature lovers over legislation to repeal a longtime ban on Sunday hunting continued Friday in a Senate hearing with the committee chairman saying the bill was unlikely to get through his panel

High School Basketball Loses its Innocence as Recruiting Pressure Builds

KENSINGTON – At first glance, the Newport Tigers look like any other good high school basketball team

Dulles, United Rank Poorly in On-time Service to Business Areas

ANNAPOLIS If you are traveling from the Washington metropolitan area to business centers on the East Coast, don’t fly out of Washington Dulles International Airport at least not if you want get there on time

Mr. Rogers Woos Maryland Tech Workers to Their ‘Pennsylvania Neighborhood’

WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania has unleashed a secret weapon in its fight to lure high-tech workers back from Maryland and other states: Mister Rogers

Girl Scouts Make Room for Patch on Domestic Violence Programs

WASHINGTON – Some Maryland Girl Scouts may soon have a different patch sharing space on their uniforms with the traditional camping and hiking patches — one that says “Stop Domestic Violence

Abortion Clinic Workers Get Blast of Reality at Bomb Demonstration

FORT MEADE – Maryland abortion clinics have largely escaped the violent attacks by anti-abortion activists that have shattered clinics elsewhere in the nation

“Monica’s Story” Draws More Venom than Buyers

ANNAPOLIS Publishers hoped that former White House intern and presidential paramour Monica Lewinsky’s chat with Barbara Walters Wednesday night would send readers running to the bookstores, but “Monica’s Story” brought out more venom than buyers in Maryland Thursday

One in Three Maryland Fourth-Graders Have Below-Basic Reading Skills

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