BALTIMORE – Over three months into her term as Baltimore’s unelected mayor, Sheila Dixon has weathered crisis after crisis at what is often called the toughest job in Maryland
Corn Is Golden for Maryland Farmers
POOLESVILLE – Spurred by the ethanol boom, corn prices are surging to historic highs, and farmer Jamie Jamison and others like him throughout Maryland are expecting to plant corn at levels not seen in the state for over a decade
Baltimore to Begin Pilot STD Program
ANNAPOLIS – A novel Baltimore program intended to contain the spread of sexually transmitted diseases by allowing infected individuals to pass on medication to their sexual partners was approved by the General Assembly Thursday and is expected to be signed into law
Republicans Decry ‘Leftward Tilt’ at State House
ANNAPOLIS – Citing a raft of legislation nearing passage in the General Assembly that they said would take the state in the wrong direction, House Republicans on Wednesday warned about what they called a “leftward tilt” in the state government
Sponsors Say Smoking Ban a Sure Thing
ANNAPOLIS – Despite nagging differences between the House and Senate, supporters of a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars said they are confident the bill will become law
^St. John’s College Gets New Liberty Tree
ANNAPOLIS – It has been over seven years since the storied, 400-year-old Liberty Tree on the St
Immigrant Advocates Say Assembly Session a Success
ANNAPOLIS – With less than two weeks left in the General Assembly session, legislators advocating immigrant issues have been generally successful in both passing bills they favor and defeating bills they oppose
Lawmaker Pushes for Bill to Allow Counties to Purchase Electricity
ANNAPOLIS – Frustrated by a surge in electricity rates that a deregulation law was expected to prevent, a Maryland lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow counties to purchase electricity wholesale and resell it to their residents at rates lower than the local utility charges
House Trims O’Malley Budget by $120 million
ANNAPOLIS – Rejecting Republican demands for more fiscal restraint, the Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday trimmed $120 million from Gov