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ANNAPOLIS — Advocates hope 2020 will be the year that the Maryland General Assembly passes  legislation legalizing aid-in-dying for terminally ill patients. The legislation has failed four times, including last year when, after days of emotional debate in the Senate, ...

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McCormick & Co. Inc. reported sales growth of 1% during its 2019 fiscal year and projected larger sales growth this year — between 2% and 4% — alongside a “significant” business investment that could limit its profit potential. The firm’s adjusted earnings ...

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LifeBridge Health Monday named two outsiders as presidents at two of its hospitals — Carroll Hospital and Northwest Hospital. Garrett Hoover will take over as the president and chief operating officer of Carroll Hospital in Westminster. Craig Carmichael will take ...

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Maryland’s hospitals are often one of the first places human trafficking victims can turn to for help, and the hospitals are adapting new guidelines this month to help them identify and care for these patients. Those who are trafficked can ...

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The state agency responsible for supporting Maryland’s tech startup ecosystem can begin investing in companies again, nearly a year after a critical audit led to reforms by the legislature. TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, announced Thursday the appointment of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A bipartisan group of senators hopes to support small businesses in the legislature this year by boosting access to health insurance, improving government efficiency and taking a look at reforming the state tax code. The Senate Small Business ...

ANNAPOLIS — Members of the Maryland legislature’s transit caucus announced Wednesday their support for increased transit funding, oversight for public-private partnerships and studies to expand public transit throughout the state as part of the group’s priorities. This is the transit group’s ...

While fires blaze across California, Australia and in urban settings, the University of Maryland, College Park, has helped form a coalition of global universities to research fire safety. The coalition, which also includes the University of Edinburgh, Lund University, the University ...

Backing up the Affordable Care Act’s provisions in state law could have significant budget implications if the Supreme Court were to invalidate the entire federal law, but the Maryland General Assembly appears poised to push forward with enshrining those protections. ...

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Retired Maj. Gen. Linda L. Singh, former adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard, has joined Towson University as its first leader-in-residence, the university announced Monday. The position is a second role announced for Singh this month. She earlier joined the ...