Encroaching Development Makes for Unfriendly Skies for Small Airports

ANNAPOLIS – Small suburban airports are increasingly at odds with development interests in Maryland as the surging economy provides landowners with strong incentives to cash in their airports or the open spaces around them

County Planners Probe Secret to Making Airports, People Compatible

ANNAPOLIS – Like special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully on TV’s “X- Files,” Craig Rovelstad and Wendy Irminger are working together on a flying- object mystery

Cumberland Limo Company Threatened by Commuter Air Bill

ANNAPOLIS – David Shafer said he can’t make a living hauling caskets and bodies alone – he needs the dozens of road trips he takes to the Baltimore- Washington International Airport every month for his Cumberland-based limousine service to turn a profit

Glendening Brags About Legislative Successes

ANNAPOLIS – Even though its end is still three days away, Gov

Senator Begs Off Budget for Grandbaby

ANNAPOLIS – With the General Assembly’s 90-day cutoff barely two weeks away and the fate of hundreds of bills still undecided – including the state’s $19

After Dust Settles, Budget Still Contains Glendening’s Priorities

ANNAPOLIS – Although legislators continue to spar over tobacco settlement spending and state aid to private schools, Maryland’s 2001 budget moved a step closer to passage Thursday with the House of Delegates approval of a $19

House Passes Bill to Limit Check-Cashing Fees

ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates Wednesday passed a bill that could save Marylanders without bank accounts a little money when they go elsewhere to cash checks

No Accelerated Tax Break – Maryland Senate Approves 2001 Operating Budget

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate Friday approved its version of the state’s 2001 operating budget, trimming $148 million from Gov

Senate Preserves Textbook Aid to Private Schools in State Budget

ANNAPOLIS – Private schools moved a step closer to getting millions in state aid for books Wednesday as the Maryland Senate finalized its version of the state’s $19

Legislator Fights for Banking Access

ANNAPOLIS – Though Maryland sports the second highest family income and the lowest unemployment in the country, many lower-income residents still can’t afford basic checking accounts and end up paying a good chunk of their money just to cash a check