House Leaders Propose Assistance for Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

ANNAPOLIS – Veterans are returning from war unaware there are money and programs available to help them, said top House leaders, who proposed a bill to provide scholarships and information outreach to service members

Tuition Cap Makes Comeback in General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – Aaron Kraus has seen friends drop out of school, dining halls close and a drop in rank of his school all because of tuition increases and budget cuts

Minority Leaders Announce Plans to Extend Minority Business Program

ANNAPOLIS – Two legislative minority caucuses vowed to extend the life of a minority business program in the wake of comments from the governor and the comptroller about ending it

House School Construction Plan Draws from Tax

ANNAPOLIS – House leaders vowed Wednesday to provide $250 million per year to pay down the multi-billion-dollar backlog in statewide school construction needs — a proposal that does not rely on slot machine revenues

Tuition Cap Comes Back to General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to limit University System of Maryland tuition increases to 5 percent over three years has been reintroduced in the Maryland General Assembly

House School Construction Plan Draws from Tax, Rainy Day Funds

ANNAPOLIS – House leaders vowed Wednesday to provide $250 million per year to pay down the multi-billion-dollar backlog in statewide school construction needs — a proposal that does not rely on slot machine revenues

Marriage Defenders Brave Cold to Push Amendment

ANNAPOLIS – Thursday’s blistering cold did not prevent hundreds of church members from defending their belief that marriage should only be a union between a man and a woman

Board Approves 5.8 Percent Increase

ADELPHI – The University System of Maryland Board of Regents approved an average tuition increase of 5

Maryland Lawmakers Consider Eliminating Sales Tax on Textbooks

ANNAPOLIS – Like most students starting school today, Ebony Wilder, 19, a sophomore at the University of Maryland College Park, has to shell out more than tuition money

Terps License Plate Introduced

ANNAPOLIS – A new bill would allow University of Maryland fans to show their school spirit and provide much needed scholarship money for students