Police Definition of, Pursuit of Hate Crimes Varies Widely Across State

WASHINGTON- One police department’s hate crime is another’s simple act of vandalism in Maryland — it all depends on where you live

City Officials, New Black Panthers Face Off Over Hate Crimes in Bowie

BOWIE – A militant black power organization offered a $3,000 reward Wednesday for information on recent hate crimes in Bowie, saying it does not believe the two teens arrested in the case are the only culprits

Baltimore Residents Taking Families, Incomes, Straight to the Suburbs

WASHINGTON – The vast majority of Baltimore residents who fled the city during the 1990s were not retiring to Florida or moving out of the region — most were moving to the close-in suburbs and taking much-needed income with them

York County Receives Blessings and Curses from Influx of Baltimore Residents

WASHINGTON – Joyce Easton gets the dead-squirrel call all the time

Insurer, Law Firm Point Fingers in Malpractice Suit; Judge Blasts All Sides

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has ruled in favor of an insurance company that sued the Baltimore law firm of Miles and Stockbridge for its handling of an asbestos case that the judge called a “monstrosity” of errors and a “Frankenstein

Marylanders Have Donated More Than $300,000 to Clintons’ Legal Defense

WASHINGTON – Maryland residents have given $310,000 to the Clinton legal defense fund since its inception, including $16,521 in the last half of 2000, according to figures released by the fund Wednesday

Postal Service Budget Woes Delay Expansion of 16 Cramped Maryland Post Offices

WASHINGTON – Work on 16 Maryland post offices will be frozen as part of a U

Liquor Regulation to Continue as Courts Sort Out Legality of Rules

WASHINGTON – The director of the state’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit predicted “business as usual,” even though a federal appeals court found that Maryland liquor regulations may be subject to the Sherman Antitrust Act

State Police Write Fewer Tickets as Traffic Increases

WASHINGTON – Maryland State Police gave out 44 percent fewer tickets in 2000 than they did in 1997, even as traffic has increased, according to police statistics

Appeals Court Orders New Hearing on Antitrust Challenge of State’s Liquor Laws

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a lower court erred when it said Maryland’s liquor pricing controls are exempt from the Sherman Antitrust Act