Republican Counts on Friends, Shoe Leather in Bid for 7th District

COLLEGE PARK – Mike Hargadon knows a lot of people and he’s asking every one of them to help him in his bid to unseat seven-term incumbent Rep

Marylanders Outspoken Against Iraq War

WASHINGTON – Her anti-war stance helped her knock off the incumbent in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, and on Wednesday it made Donna Edwards one of the keynote speakers in a day of protests on the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq

Senate Cuts $391 Million From Budget, Rejects Amendment Paving Way For Repeal of Computer Services Tax

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate rejected an amendment to the state budget Wednesday that would have paved the way for repeal of the unpopular computer services tax

Smart Growth Plan Proposed In Anticipation of BRAC-Related Development

ANNAPOLIS – A smart growth initiative for areas likely to be affected by BRAC received wide support from local governments and community groups Wednesday, but some proponents said the plan needs stricter requirements for determining which areas can get benefits

States Win More Time to Devise ‘Real ID’ Driver’s Licenses

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security on Friday extended the deadline for states to make driver’s licenses more secure and meet standards for the federal Real ID Act

^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

^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

Appeals Court Rejects Self-Defense Claim in 2005 School Killing

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has rejected a teenager’s claim that she acted in self-defense when she stabbed a 15-year-old girl to death at a 2005 high school football game

Landlords Can’t Turn Away Section 8 Tenants, Court of Appeals Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County landlords cannot turn away low-income renters simply because they receive federal Section 8 housing assistance, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday

Comptroller’s Office Gearing Up to Collect Slew of New Taxes

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will be ready to collect the $1