Tobacco Companies Fight Use of Private Counsel in State Lawsuit

ANNAPOLIS – The nation’s biggest tobacco firms, led by Philip Morris Inc

University of Md. Defends Privacy of Parking Ticket Records

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Tuesday sought to determine whether the University of Maryland’s records of on- campus parking violations should be made public like law enforcement records or kept private like educational data

Md. Tax Credit Offers Incentives To Hire Disabled

ANNAPOLIS – Lee Ann Colbert has worked at the Red Lobster here for the past five years — sorting and rolling silverware, filling salt and pepper shakers and doing light cleaning

Governor, Safety Advocates Promote New Seat Belt Law

ANNAPOLIS – Howard County Police Officer Matthew Tanis has many difficult memories of telling families that a loved one has died in a car crash, but never thought he’d have that talk with his own wife

Smart Growth, Seatbelt, Other Laws Take Effect Oct. 1st

ANNAPOLIS – Wednesday is the implementation date for much of the new laws penned during the 1997 General Assembly session

Governor, Lawmakers Differ on Use of $63 Million Windfall

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Gov

Public Works Board Taps CSX for $69 Million Rail Project

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a $69 million Mass Transit Administration contract with CSX Transportation

Md. Horse Racing Industry Faces Financial Challenges

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s horse racing industry needs to find long-term solutions to its financial woes, not just fiscal “band- aids,” industry insiders told members of the General Assembly Wednesday

Nonprofits See High Demand, Low Revenues, Report Says

ANNAPOLIS – Demand for Maryland nonprofit services is ballooning even as private charitable giving in the state lags behind national rates, according to a report released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations