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
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