With Little to Gain, Presidential Hopefuls Cross Maryland Off Their Schedules

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