A report on the failings of President Barack Obama’s $4 billion education initiative has evoked conflicting responses about the program’s effectiveness in Maryland.
House Votes to Cut SNAP Spending Despite More Marylanders Using Food Stamps
U.S. House of Representatives votes to cut $40 billion from SNAP food stamp program, while Maryland food stamp participation increases 9 percent – the third-highest of any state.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Courts Maryland Businesses, Defends Meeting with Gun Manufacturer Beretta USA
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday defended his decision to meet with gun manufacturer Beretta two days after the shooting at Navy Yard that left 13 people dead.
O’Malley Assigns Group to Investigate Abuses at Crownsville State Hospital
At the direction of Gov. Martin O’Malley, a group headed by an academic researcher will investigate decades of abuse endured by African American patients at the Crownsville State Hospital. Citizens and civil rights activists spoke at Wednesday’s Legislative Black Caucus hearing of a long history of mistreatment of Crownsville patients due to overcrowding, underfunding, and inadequate staffing at the facility, which was founded in 1911 as the Hospital for the Negro Insane and closed in 2004.
Advocacy Group Says Maryland Falls Behind Other States in Minimum Wage
Maryland is the fifth most expensive state to live in, but the state falls behind others when it comes to minimum wage, according to advocates who hope the legislature will increase the state minimum wage.
Coalition Opposes Natural Gas Export Facility Construction
A broad coalition of lawyers, homeowners, organizations and businesses came together Tuesday to present their arguments opposing the construction of a liquefied natural gas export facility on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County.
Maryland Unintended Pregnancy Rate Drops, Remains Higher than National Average
Despite a drop in unintended pregnancy rates over the last decade, Maryland officials are working to further lower the rate.
Scenes from the Navy Yard Shooting
A former Navy reservist killed 12 people in a mass shooting at the Navy Yard on Monday, police said, creating panic in Washington, D.C. Capital News Service reporters filed these reports from the scene on that tense day.
Crab Eat Crab World Hurts 2013 Maryland Harvest
Scientists attribute bad 2013 harvest, at least in part, to crab cannibalism.
Maryland Receives $6.4 Million Grant from HHS
Maryland is one of 13 states to receive a grant, which totals $6.4 million, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for expansion of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.