Pork Stashed in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON – Federal “pork-barrel” funding is already $2

Court Says State Not Liable for Drunk Driver

ANNAPOLIS – When Doris Poulsen learned that the driver who hit her car in 1993 was deaf, illiterate and blind in one eye, she sued the Motor Vehicle Administration, saying it should never have issued the man a license

Majority of Marylanders Support High School Drug Tests

WASHINGTON – The majority of Marylanders support mandatory random drug testing of high school students, according to a University of Maryland Research Center poll

Bill Sets Up Compensation Fund for Damages by Black Bears

ANNAPOLIS – Marylanders on both sides of the state’s black bear debate turned out Wednesday to support a new state fund to compensate farmers who lose crops or livestock to the bruins

Links among Autoimmune Diseases Discussed in Public Forum

BALTIMORE – Arden Baughman has become incapacitated over the last 14 years due to an autoimmune disease called peripheral neuropathy

Gun-Sniffing Dog Goes to Congress

WASHINGTON – Charlie, the first gun-sniffing dog at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, demonstrated his ability to members of Congress Wednesday by finding a hidden

Vet Wins Sex Discrimination Case Against Small Employer

ANNAPOLIS – In a case that could affect small businesses statewide, the Maryland Court of Appeals said Tuesday that employees of such firms can sue for discrimination even though they’re not covered under the state’s anti-discrimination law

Lawmakers Urged To Wait Before Enacting Welfare Reform

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers asked representatives of the Department of Human Resources Thursday why they should overhaul the state’s welfare system before the pilot program adopted last year is fully implemented