ANNAPOLIS – Gov
Md. Activists Oppose Changes to Endangered Species Act
ANNAPOLIS – Changes to the Endangered Species Act now under consideration in the U
Plan Would Impose Smoking Ban On All Federal Work Sites
WASHINGTON – Smoking is not a privilege extended equally to all federal employees
State, Businesses Square Off Over Cost of Electronic Data
ANNAPOLIS – As more public records become available in electronic format, state agencies are hard-pressed to provide information affordably and still make ends meet, officials say
New Monument at Antietam Honors Irish Civil War Soldiers
Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish rebel convicted of sedition by the British, escaped from an Australian penal colony in 1849, but never carried out his plans to return to his homeland and rid it of the British
Survey Results Show Graduates Need Additional Skills
BALTIMORE – Young people who enter the work force immediately after graduation from high school have poor writing, reading and communication skills, according to findings of a new survey by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
Western Maryland Counties Get New Open Space Funds
ANNAPOLIS – Three Western Maryland counties will get about $500,000 to maintain and expand local parks, the Board of Public Works announced Wednesday
Poll Shows Cigarette Tax May Help Legislative Candidates
ANNAPOLIS – Voter support for an increase in the state sales tax on cigarettes may be stronger than party loyalty, according to poll results released Wednesday by an anti-tobacco coalition
House Panel OKs More Life Insurance Coverage For Fed Workers
WASHINGTON – A House panel voted Wednesday to offer more life insurance coverage to federal workers and their families
Board of Public Works To Vote To Honor Former Treasurer
ANNAPOLIS – The Board of Public Works is expected Wednesday to transfer $30,100 in state funds to the University of Maryland at College Park for a library dedicated in memory of Lucille Maurer, the late state treasurer