Bereano Knows Best

ANNAPOLIS — The Big Daddy of State House lobbyists, Bruce Bereano’s prowess is so secure he withstood a felony conviction — pushing bills from a pay phone while serving time for mail fraud

Citizen Lobbyists Confront Imposing, Discouraging System

ANNAPOLIS – Willie Collier knew he was an outsider the first time he climbed the State House steps

University Regents Steer Around Worker Protest of Parking Costs

COLLEGE PARK – A crowd of housekeepers, landscapers, secretaries and other workers interrupted the University System of Maryland Board of Regents meeting Friday to protest a parking fee hike they say dents not just their paychecks, but their dignity

Glendening Practices Parties of Exclusion

ANNAPOLIS – It was Gov

Session Pays Off for Prince George’s With New School Board, New Money

ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County lawmakers Tuesday celebrated “historic” education reform that abolishes the troubled school board and could funnel about $1 billion in new money to county schools over six years

Prince George’s County House Members Agree to Accept Appointed School Board

ANNAPOLIS – A plan to remove the elected Prince George’s County school board cleared a formidable hurdle Thursday when the county’s House delegation agreed with a Senate plan to replace all nine elected board members with appointees

Lawmakers Agree to Redistribute School Aid, Boost Funds With Cigarette Tax

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers struck a deal Thursday on a sweeping education reform plan that would rewrite state funding formulas to give more money to poorer school districts and could give local school systems an extra $1

Lawmakers Happily Seeing Red After Terrapin Win

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland House of Delegates members voted their quorum call with red lights instead of the usual green and the Senate prayer was more about the morals of basketball than Easter season symbolism as a mild Terp fever struck the General Assembly Tuesday

Junior Lobbyists Bargain Hard for School Funds

ANNAPOLIS – Five lobbyists huddled in the hallway of the Lowe House Office Building early Thursday morning, plotted strategy and tried not to giggle