WASHINGTON – Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, Washington and Oregon all have one thing in common — each has been visited more in the past two weeks by the major presidential candidates than Maryland has been in the entire election
Rappaport and Sarbanes Both Run on Incumbent’s Record in Senate Race
WASHINGTON – They don’t call it a war chest for nothing
Power of Incumbency Could Tip 1st District Contest of Low-Key Nice Guys
WASHINGTON – Before he declared his bid for Congress, Democrat Bennett Bozman phoned to see if the party’s unsuccessful 1st District nominee from 1998 would jump back into the race against Rep
Congressional Incumbents Have Massive Funding Edge Over Challengers
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional incumbents have raised vastly more money than their opponents and have more than twice as much cash on hand heading into the final days of the campaign
Maryland’s `Smart Growth’ Efforts Win National Award for Government Innovation
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s “smart growth” effort to limit sprawl won a national Innovation in American Government Award on Thursday, one of 10 government programs from across the country so honored
Board Hopes that Selling `Credits’ to Polluters Can Speed Bay Cleanup
WASHINGTON – Chesapeake Bay officials this month unveiled a proposal that would let Maryland polluters buy pollution “credits” from businesses and farms that exceed environmental standards for nutrient runoff
Lofty Recycling Goals Within Reach, But Some Ask if It’s Worth Effort
WASHINGTON – Maryland is closing in on its goal of a 40 percent reduction in trash by 2005, but some officials question if the state will put forward the effort to meet the goal — or even if the effort is worthwhile
State Government Fails to Meet its Own Recycling Goals
WASHINGTON – Six years after the deadline, the state government has failed to meet its goal of recycling 20 percent of its trash