WASHINGTON – Rep
Md. Mental Health Care’s Passing Grade Not Good Enough, Group Says
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s mental health care system is an “underachiever,” but still performing well above the national average, according to a report released Wednesday by a national mental health organization
Gay Marriage Amendment Has Hearing in Senate
ANNAPOLIS – Supporters of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage brought their fight back to Annapolis Wednesday and urged legislators to give the people of Maryland a chance to vote on the issue
Criticized Wiretap Program May Have Targeted Md. Terror Suspect
WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors agreed Monday to examine whether a College Park man arrested last fall on terrorism charges was tracked by a controversial federal warrantless-wiretap program
Filibuster Battle Over Stem Cell Bill Looms in General Assembly
ANNAPOLIS – A controversial bill intended to encourage embryonic stem cell research in Maryland cleared two Senate committees Tuesday, setting the stage for a filibuster showdown in the Maryland General Assembly, possibly as soon as Friday
Sign Language to Count as Foreign Language for Md. Students
BALTIMORE – Sign language will soon become an alternative choice for Maryland high school students looking for foreign language credits
Md. Legislators Seek State Funds for King Memorial
ANNAPOLIS – Standing in front of the Thurgood Marshall Memorial here on the last day of Black History Month, Maryland legislators on Tuesday proposed a General Assembly resolution urging the state to help fund a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr
Assembly May Restore Medicaid Funds to Immigrant Children, Pregnant Women
ANNAPOLIS- In what could be another legislative rebuke to Gov
Deadpan Actor Stein Energized by Plight of Civil War Battlefields
WASHINGTON – Comedy Central devotees may remember how lawyer, actor, economist and Silver Spring native Ben Stein protected his money on his game show, but Stein’s preservation efforts were not designed to bring laughs Tuesday morning
Md. Officials Seek to Reassure Legislators on Port Sale
ANNAPOLIS – Top state transportation and homeland security officials sought to reassure Maryland lawmakers Friday that the proposed takeover of Baltimore port operations by a United Arab Emirates company would not compromise port security