Large-Scale Loss of Manufacturing Job Slows; Experts Expect Trend to Continue

WASHINGTON – The number and scope of mass layoffs in Maryland has started to dwindle, a trend that is likely to continue even with the expected loss of 1,100 jobs next year at the General Motors plant in Baltimore

Bioscience Industry Gives Frederick County Fastest Rate of Job Growth

WASHINGTON – Job growth in Frederick County outpaced the rest of the state between 1999 and 2003, owing largely to a bioscience industry that is driven by the Army’s biological defense and research facility at Fort Detrick

Heroin Treatment in Maryland Doubles National Average; Suburban Youth at Risk

ANNAPOLIS – Heroin use has found a hospitable home in Maryland for decades, and the latest national substance abuse data shows the addiction is unlikely to go away soon

Surgeon Backs Tort Reform to Decrease Malpractice Awards

ANNAPOLIS – Mark Artusio has performed surgery in Frederick County for 21 years

Garrett County Needs Delivery From Doctors’ Insurance Rates

ANNAPOLIS – Garrett County residents might soon be forced to go elsewhere to give birth

Baltimore Excels at Treating Its High Number of HIV/AIDS Cases

ANNAPOLIS – Michael Palaia knows exactly when and how he contracted HIV

State Universities Become Less Attractive To Foreign Students

ANNAPOLIS – A messy visa process coupled with more competition for international students has university administrators worried about attracting new foreign students in the coming years

Too Many People, Not Enough Rentals Boosts Crowded Housing in D.C. Suburbs

WASHINGTON – The Washington suburbs have twice the rate of overcrowded rental housing as the rest of the state, according to an analysis of housing and Census data provided by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition

State Battles Inmates’ Lawsuits, While Protecting Prisoners’ Right to Sue

WASHINGTON – Stephen Meehan gets paid by the state of Maryland to sue the state of Maryland

EPA Looks to Kitchen Shelf for Ingredient in Superfund Site Cleanup

WASHINGTON – The secret to decontaminating one of the most polluted sites in Maryland could be sitting in kitchens across the state