ANNAPOLIS – Four of Maryland’s smallest counties saw some of the biggest increases in sales taxes per person between 2001 and 2006, according to figures from the Maryland Comptroller’s Office
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^Student-Teacher Ratios Improve Statewide As Hiring Rises, Enrollment Slows
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s overall student-teacher ratio has improved significantly over the last 10 years, but the state still hovers in the middle of the pack when ranked against other states during that period, according to U
^County Credits Construction Business, Tourism for Sales Tax Spurt
ANNAPOLIS – When Garrett County Chamber of Commerce President Charlie Ross sees the spike in sales taxes the county has sent to the state over the last five years, he does not see money going out of the county
Bad Lawyers Worsen Under Mild Punishments
WASHINGTON – Maryland lawyers who plan to murder their spouse or have sex with minors have been swiftly disbarred, but many who repeatedly cheat, lie, steal, abandon their clients or torture animals can do so for years without suffering any real consequence, according to records from the state agency assigned to police the practice of law
^Maryland Lawyers Rarely Get Into Trouble
WASHINGTON – The vast majority of Maryland lawyers never get into trouble
^As Real Estate Costs Rise, Marylanders Cross State Line to Find Homes
ANNAPOLIS – Robert O
^Maryland Seeing Net Migration Loss After Years of Gaining Residents
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland may have recently won the title of richest state in the country but that did not stop thousands of its residents from fleeing the state last year
^Two Maryland Streams Get Millions of Gallons in Sewage Overflows Every Year
ANNAPOLIS – Ray Morgan says Georges Creek is better than it was 20 years ago, when he got “the worst sore throat I ever had” from just standing in the Allegany County creek
^Most Counties Saw a Steep Drop in Sanitary Sewer Spills This Year
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland sanitary sewer systems had recorded the smallest amount of sewage spills in many years through the first nine months of this year, a change largely attributable to the drought