ANNAPOLIS – The House Commerce and Government Matters Committee Friday recommended passage of a bill limiting the amount banks may charge customers who deposit bad checks
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WASHINGTON – It used to be you’d have to peruse the local post office wall to see who was on the FBI’s infamous “Top 10 Most Wanted” list
Homeless Shelter Activist on Hunger Strike Says Barry Agrees to Fix Roof
WASHINGTON – Terri Bishop expects her month-long hunger strike in front of the mayor’s office to pay off
Volunteer Compensation,580
ANNAPOLIS – School volunteers who are injured on the job are not entitled to weekly disability payments under the state workers’ compensation law, Court of Appeals ruled Thursday
Retailers, Consumers Protest Bill Allowing New Video Rental Tax
ANNAPOLIS – Consumers and store owners staged a take-off on the Boston Tea Party Thursday to protest bills allowing localities to increase the sales tax on home video rentals to 10 percent
Patient Consent before Data Collection, Demonstrators Say
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Health Care Access and Cost Commission collects medical information from patients and compiles it into a database to determine costs of health care services
What Do You Call a Lawmaker? Delegate? Or Assemblyman(woman)?
ANNAPOLIS – For 200 years, members of Maryland’s lower legislative house have been called “delegates
Groups Call for Universities to Open Disciplinary Hearings
WASHINGTON – Wearing a button with her murdered daughter’s picture on it, Connie Clery called upon Congress Wednesday to pass a bill making college disciplinary hearings involving criminal allegations open to the public
President’s Bridge Funding Not Enough, Say Maryland Officials
WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation Wednesday proposed allotting $400 million for the construction of a new Woodrow Wilson Bridge – far short of the $1