Md. Tax Credit Offers Incentives To Hire Disabled

ANNAPOLIS – Lee Ann Colbert has worked at the Red Lobster here for the past five years — sorting and rolling silverware, filling salt and pepper shakers and doing light cleaning

Questions Remain Concerning Genetic Information Bills

ANNAPOLIS – Insurers and medical researchers are continuing to express reservations about proposed legislation to ban unauthorized use of a person’s genetic information in Maryland

Federal Court Knocks Down Maryland Age Discrimination Suit

A Maryland man’s age and disability discrimination claim against a Chevy Chase technology firm was shot down by the 4th U

Middle School Students Sail for Whitbread Lesson

ANNAPOLIS – “I want to steer

Drug Arrests and Seizures From Federal Program On Rise

WASHINGTON – Drug trafficking arrests and seizures in the Washington-Baltimore corridor from a federal anti-drug program rose sharply last year, police officials said Wednesday

Many County Juvenile Courts Already Open Their Proceedings

ANNAPOLIS – County officials across Maryland say a new law opening some juvenile court proceedings to the public will have little effect on them, because they already try juveniles in open court as long as the case does not contain sensitive material

Maryland Household Incomes on the Rise

WASHINGTON – Household income in Maryland rose last year, moving the state up to No

Poll Shows Support for Cigarette Tax

ANNAPOLIS – An overwhelming majority of Maryland voters support a “substantial increase” in the state cigarette tax, according to results of a poll commissioned by consumer organization Maryland Citizen Action

Maryland First To Track Status of Closed Welfare Cases

ANNAPOLIS – Welfare reform has successfully moved Maryland recipients to jobs and independence without harming children and families, according to preliminary results of the nation’s first study in the wake of new federal policies