In Takoma Park, Even Poles Can Go to the Polls; City Lets Non-Citizens Vote

TAKOMA PARK – Victoria Amaya planned to go to the polls here Tuesday because she thinks it is important to vote and because she hopes to see the city to provide more services to the community

State Hopes for Time To Toughen Sex-Offender Registry Before Feds Take Action

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials do not expect the Justice Department will make good, just yet, on a threat to withhold $900,000 in federal funds if the state does not toughen provisions of its “Megan’s law” requiring registry of sex offenders

State Delivers $400 Million Homeland Security Wish List to Federal Government

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials sent Washington a request for more than $400 million Friday, what it hopes will be the first installment in federal support for the state’s fight against terrorism

Census Report on Shelter Residents Just Scratches Surface of Homelessness

WASHINGTON – The 2000 Census counted 2,545 people in emergency and transitional housing in Maryland last year, a number that homeless advocates said represents only a tiny fraction of the state’s homeless

Counties Seek Federal Funds to Help Them on Front Lines in Response to Terror

WASHINGTON – Local governments would be the first to respond to terrorist attacks and need federal support — perhaps as much as $3 billion — to do the job right, county government officials said Friday

Ocean City Mayor Defends Beach Replenishment in Face of Rising Sea Levels

WASHINGTON – Ocean City Mayor James Mathias defended the city’s development and beach replenishment efforts Thursday to a panel of coastal scientists and urged them to fight for continued federal funding for coastal programs

State’s Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Back Anti-Terror Bill, Split on Economic Plan

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers split Wednesday on a plan to stimulate the faltering economy, but voted overwhelmingly for anti-terrorism legislation that would expand police power to secretly search homes, tap phone lines and monitor Internet use of suspected terrorists

Some Marylanders Cope, Some Quake, in Aftermath of Terror Attacks

WASHINGTON -Ledo’s Restaurant manager Kendra Wolfe went about her normal duties Friday, writing the daily specials on the board, giving orders to employees and seating customers at the restaurant near Langley Park

State Population, Now Centered in Savage, Continues Shift Toward Washington

SAVAGE – The population center of Maryland continued to inch south and west in 2000, continuing a century-long shift of people and political power away from Baltimore and toward the Washington suburbs

High Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Excessive Force Case Against PG Officer

WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court’s ruling that a Prince George’s County Police officer did not use excessive force when he shot an unarmed man three times in 1991