Baltimore Judges Demand, Get, a Break in Way Sentences are Calculated

WASHINGTON – It’s not a typical boast, but Baltimore City circuit judges were pleased to drop recently from No

Sentences Meted Out by Circuit Judges Move, Slowly, Toward State Guidelines

WASHINGTON – Maryland judges are sticking closer to voluntary sentencing guidelines in criminal cases, according to a Capital News Service analysis of criminal sentences from the last three years

If Snow Comes, Can Toys be Far Behind? Road Crews Eager to Try New Equipment

WASHINGTON – Maryland State Police, road crews and emergency managers haven’t dealt with a major winter storm in several years, but they said they are ready to handle the worse

Maryland Firm Hopes to Turn Small Boats into Big Coast Guard Contract

STEVENSVILLE – High-speed cutters, hopping through the waves

Maryland Projects Proceed, With or Without Terrorism Insurance Protection Bill

WASHINGTON – When Congress this week pledged up to $100 billion to support insurance companies in case of future terrorist attacks, the measure was aimed at spurring huge construction projects that had been stymied by a lack of coverage

Maryland Printers Balk at White House Plan to Contract Out Federal Budget

WASHINGTON – For the first time in over 80 years, the government will let private companies bid for the right to print the massive fiscal 2004 federal budget, part of a White House effort to make government more efficient

Federal Judge Allows Worker’s Eavesdropping Case Against Company to Proceed

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has refused to dismiss an invasion of privacy suit by a Landover woman who said her supervisors and co-workers eavesdropped on phone calls to her at home

Congressional Losers Spend Less Time Licking Wounds Than Looking to 2004

WASHINGTON – Don DeArmon went to work on Capitol Hill last week, not as a new member of the 108th Congress, but as a congressional staffer — just as he was before Tuesday’s election

Congressional Challengers Find Power of Incumbency Almost Impossible to Beat

WASHINGTON – Maryland voters sent six of seven congressional incumbents back to Washington by wide margins Tuesday, a testament to the power of incumbency that was repeated across the country

Small Businesses Welcome White House Plan to Reduce Contract `Bundling’

WASHINGTON – Carmen Ortiz-Larsen is fighting for her share of the $234 billion federal contract pie