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Maryland
- Board of Physician
Quality Assurance - MD - Grants licenses to, and investigates complaints
against, doctors and other health care providers. Includes searchable
database of licensees.
- Census 2000 Maryland
- Helping Maryland be fully represented in the US Millennial Census.
- Chesapeake Highway Advisories
Routing Traffic (CHART) - a joint effort of the Maryland Department
of Transportation and the Maryland State Police, in cooperation with
other federal, state and local agencies to improve "real-time" operations
of the highway system.
- Department of Budget and Management
- Office of Personnel Services and Benefits
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Offers information about programs, publications, and administration.
- Department of Labor, Licensing
and Regulation - Includes information about unemployment insurance,
job fairs, labor statistics, professional licensing, and a county-by-county
list of CareerNet offices.
- Governor of Maryland - Contains
executive orders, press releases, legislative highlights, and the text
of the governor's speeches.
- Governor's Office for Children,
Youth & Families - Includes information about Head Start, infant
mortality and child abuse prevention programs, and the school-based
health center initiative. Site in English and Spanish.
- Governor's Office of Crime Control
& Prevention - GOCCP administers 16 federal and state criminal
justice and law enforcement grant programs as a part of the State Crime
Control & Prevention Strategy.
- Governor's Office of Minority
Affairs - Responsible for encouraging and supporting minority businesses
throughout the state of Maryland.
- Laws of
Maryland - The 1999 statutes are on the Maryland General Assembly
web page. Unfortunately, there is neither a table of contents nor an
index, so you are best off if you already know the article name and
section number you want before you visit this site.
- Lt.
Governor of Maryland - Offers biographical information about the
current Lieutenant Governor, key programs, press releases, and speeches.
- Maryland Artists Access
- Governor’s Advisory Committee on Careers in the Arts for People with
Disabilities
- Maryland Association of Nonprofit
Organizations. - Information on Maryland Nonprofits.
- Maryland Board of Public Works
- Watchdog agency over public spending. Includes meeting schedules and
minutes, advisories, public school construction projects, procurement
information, and a list of firms debarred from doing business with the
state.
- Maryland Business License Information
System - information on permits and licenses needed in order to
start, relocate, or expand a business in Maryland.
- Maryland Child
Support Enforcement Program - Provides explanations of state guidelines,
programs and services as well as contact information and related links.
- Maryland Commission on Human
Relations - Ensures equal opportunity in housing, employment, and
public accommodations.
- Maryland Department of Agriculture
- Maryland Department of Budget
and Management - Responsible for working with the branches of government
to prepare and implement the annual budget.
- Maryland Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene - Offers information about public health programs
and alerts, healthcare licensing, and contacts.
- Maryland Department of Housing
and Community Development - Neighborhood revitalization, affordable
rental housing initiatives, cultural preservation, and list of priority
funding areas.
- Maryland Department of Human
Resources - information about Welfare Reform, Adoption, Child Support
and Child Support Offenders and Immigration. Serves families and individuals
who are in need of temporary economic assistance and vulnerable children
and adults seeking protection from abuse or neglect.
- Maryland Department of Natural
Resources - Maryland natural resources-related information, products
and services to visitors. Weekly newsletter.
- Maryland Emergency Management
Agency - Provides information about emergency preparedness as well
as information and updates on natural disasters and hazards.
- Maryland Energy Administration
- Offers information and advice about energy conservation, current programs,
and updates.
- Maryland Environmental Service
- Provides information on current projects and initiatives such as recycling
and waste management.
- Maryland General Assembly Home
Page - The legislative branch of the state government comprises
two houses: the Senate, with 47 members, and the House of Delegates,
with 141 members. The State is divided into legislative districts of
approximately equal population. Each district elects a Senator and three
delegates.
- Maryland Government Internet
Users Group - Resources for government information technology managers.
- Maryland Health Care Commission
- Offers information about functions, programs, and services related
to the establishment and support of state healthcare systems.
- Maryland Insurance Administration
- The official site of the Maryland Insurance Administration, and independent
state agency providing information and services for consumers, media,
and the insurance industry.
- Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
- MVA locations and hours, online vehicle registration form, list of
vehicle emissions inspection stations, and motorist consumer information.
- The Maryland National Guard
- Army and Air Guard, Military Department, and Maryland Emergency Management
Agency
- The
Constitution of Maryland - The Constitution of Maryland sets forth
the structure of the state government in detail. The Declaration of
Rights sets forth the rights of the people under the Constitution of
Maryland.
- Maryland State Archives
- Includes the online Maryland Manual, and information about doing research
in their collections of vital records, historical files, newspapers,
maps, photographs, and art.
- Maryland state court system
- The judiciary branch of state government includes four levels of courts.
The highest court is called the Court of Appeals. The intermediate appeals
court is called the Court of Special Appeals. The Circuit Court in each
county and in Baltimore City is the trial court of general jurisdiction.
Small cases are heard in District Court.
- Maryland State Lottery
- Winning numbers, game information, locations of claim centers, and
current size of the Big Game jackpot.
- Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention
Council - The Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council is charged
with assisting in the prevention and deterrence of private passenger
and commercial motor vehicle theft and related crime.
- Maryland Year 2000 Program Management
Office - the focal point of the Maryland State’s effort to ensure
its computer systems and process control systems are Year 2000 compliant.
- Office of the Maryland Attorney
General - The Attorney General is the chief lawyer in the state.
He is charged with representing the state in all matters in which the
state is a party or has an interest.
- Office of the Maryland Secretary
of State - Includes voter registration and election information,
charity registrations, and trademark application form.
- Registering
Your Boat in Maryland - Process and fees involved in registering
a vessel with the Department of Natural Resources.
- State Highway Administration
- Traffic conditions, maps, road safety, and contract and employment
opportunities.
- State of Maryland Treasurer's
Office - Includes information about bond issues, banking regulations,
and oversight of state funds.
- Vital Records Information
for Maryland - Information about where to obtain copies of vital
records (birth, death and marriage certificates) in Maryland, including
addresses for vital records offices in every county.
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