BALTIMORE – Before November 1995, Russell James had become a familiar figure in this city’s court system, facing arrests for shoplifting, drug and gun possession, he said
Bill Would Take Back Welfare Payments from Lottery Winners
ANNAPOLIS – Saying that it discriminated against welfare recipients, members of two state agencies came out Wednesday against a bill proposing that lottery-winning welfare recipients use their prize money to pay off their tab
High School Assessments May Be Ready for Class of 2004
BALTIMORE – The high school class of 2004 — today’s fifth graders — will be the first students to complete Maryland’s high school assessment, state education officials say
EDS: This is a write-thru of a story moved Jan. 24, with better explanations of the data and the trends throughout.
WASHINGTON – The FBI is seeking the capability after October 1998 to conduct electronic surveillance on as many as 890 telephone calls of Marylanders on any given day, an agency study says
Maryland Turf Growers Bask in Their Share of Super Bowl Glow
Maryland growers of Kentucky bluegrass and ryegrass are getting attention for shaping Super Bowl history
Educated Workers More Important Than Tax Cut, Rivlin Says
ANNAPOLIS – An educated work force is more likely to attract businesses to Maryland than a change in the personal income tax rate, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board told lawmakers Tuesday
Proposed Litter Law Gives Counties Some Teeth
ANNAPOLIS – You’d want to think twice before tossing a tissue onto the highway or sneaking out to dump a sofa into a streambed if a bill in the state Legislature becomes law
Make Drug Offenders Punishable By Death
ANNAPOLIS – House Judiciary Committee members heard testimony Tuesday on two bills aimed at preventing crime – using the death penalty to deter drug murders and seizing cars to deter prostitution
Food Mart Not at Fault in Larva Found in Candy Bar, Court Says
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday upheld a ruling that a Glen Burnie convenience store was not responsible for moth larva found in a Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Almond Bar by an Odenton woman
Army’s New Plan For Mustard Gas Cleanup Applauded
WASHINGTON – Community activists and lawmakers are applauding the Pentagon’s plan to get rid of millions of pounds of World War II-era mustard gas at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in northeastern Maryland