Sarbanes, Mikulski On Losing End Of Campaign Finance Votes

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s senators were on the losing side of a drive Tuesday to change the way federal candidates raise money

Conservationists Seek Ban on Horseshoe Crab Fishing

ANNAPOLIS – The Mid-Atlantic’s horseshoe crab population, depended upon by the medical testing industry and migrant birds in search of food, may be overfished, leading to a species- threatening decline, says a former Maryland state senator

University of Md. Defends Privacy of Parking Ticket Records

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Tuesday sought to determine whether the University of Maryland’s records of on- campus parking violations should be made public like law enforcement records or kept private like educational data

Court Vacancies Create Delays, Overworked Judges

WASHINGTON – Nearly seven years ago, Congress created four additional seats on the 4th U

Court Rejects NIH Physician’s Lawsuit Against Colleagues

WASHINGTON – The claims of a former top National Institutes of Health cardiologist that four of his colleagues conspired to destroy his reputation was rejected by a federal appeals court

Rime of the Lonely Mariners Fans

ANNAPOLIS – You would think that looking for diehard Seattle Mariners fans in Maryland’s capital in the middle of the playoffs, especially with the Mariners trailing the O’s 0-2, would be a little like trying to order a cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain at the Camden Yards concessions

Federal Government Works To Close Hispanic Hiring Gap

WASHINGTON – The Clinton administration, concerned about the low numbers of Hispanics in the federal work force, is telling managers to close the hiring gap with new recruitment and retention programs

Hillary Addresses Child Care Issues

COLLEGE PARK – Calling the military child care system a bright spot, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday it is the answer to improving the quality of child care in America