Marylanders Spend Less Of Income On Public Education Than Most

WASHINGTON – Marylanders spend less of their income on public education than most other Americans, according to a Census Bureau report released today

Md. Horse Racing Industry Faces Financial Challenges

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s horse racing industry needs to find long-term solutions to its financial woes, not just fiscal “band- aids,” industry insiders told members of the General Assembly Wednesday

Fed Scientists May Get $12 Million for Pfiesteria Research

WASHINGTON – Federal scientists may soon get $12 million to study Pfiesteria-related illnesses in Maryland and six other East Coast states, a congressman said Friday

Maryland Congressman Comes to Defense of Aberdeen Commander

WASHINGTON – A Maryland congressman is coming to the defense of the top officer at the Army’s scandal-rocked Aberdeen Proving Grounds

Suggestions on Lead Abatement Proposal May Revive Tax Credit

ANNAPOLIS – State housing officials have suggested a cheaper and more efficient version of a lead abatement tax credit proposal that died in the 1997 General Assembly

National Airport To Get New Radar System Sooner Than Planned

WASHINGTON – Faced with mounting criticism over National Airport’s aging radar system, the government said Thursday it will install a new computerized radar system by next June – 2 1/2 years ahead of schedule

Nonprofits See High Demand, Low Revenues, Report Says

ANNAPOLIS – Demand for Maryland nonprofit services is ballooning even as private charitable giving in the state lags behind national rates, according to a report released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Congressmen Might Stymie State on Testing

WASHINGTON – When President Clinton in his State of the Union address called for national educational standards, Maryland Gov

2 Montgomery County residents receive presidential nominations

WASHINGTON – Two Montgomery County residents received presidential nominations to positions in the Department of Commerce within two weeks of each other, according to the White House