Full Time or Part Time — Lawmaker Salaries Should Rise, Panel Says

ANNAPOLIS — Within the first 15 days of the 2002 legislative session, the General Assembly Compensation Commission will submit a report that could redefine the General Assembly of the 21st century

Redistricting Controversy Could Set Tone for 2002 Session

ANNAPOLIS – Before Maryland legislators can start the battle over the budget in the 2002 General Assembly session, they will have to deal with drawing the lines

General Assembly Duties Demand New Legislator

ANNAPOLIS- A more knowledgeable and professional legislator is becoming the norm in Annapolis as increasingly complex issues fill legislators’ days, and more frequently, their nights

Budget Trimming to Dominate 2002 Session

ANNAPOLIS – The 2002 Maryland General Assembly session promises to be more contentious than recent years with the budget, a smaller than usual pinata, hanging above anxious legislators waving their sticks and waiting to take their whacks when the session begins Jan

Commission Recommends Raising Legislators’ Salaries

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators should receive a 38 percent raise in their salaries over a four-year period starting in January 2003, the General Assembly Compensation Commission recommended Thursday

Pensions Committee Sends Message to Pension Fund Board

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Pensions issued three recommendations Tuesday in its final report, sending a message to the state pension fund’s managers to shape up

Prominent Marylanders Show Return to Normal Life in Their Thanks

ANNAPOLIS – Prominent Marylanders are grateful for family, friends and even football during this holiday season, marred by the memory of many lives lost in the terrorist attacks just two months ago

Maryland Poised to Take Advantage of Knowledge-based Economy

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highly educated population and creative technology community puts it in a strong position to benefit economically when the nation pulls out of the current recession, according to two reports released by organizations monitoring state economies

Legislators Recall Recession of Early 1990s in Facing New Economic Slide

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland faces a projected $1