Board of Public Works Urges General Assembly to Retain Salary Oversight

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly is trying to abolish the Board of Public Work’s oversight of top administrators’ salaries, and the board is not pleased

Port Officials and Environmentalists Clash Over Anti-Dumping Bill

ANNAPOLIS – An army of state officials and port workers battled U

Virginia, Maryland Officials Square Off Over Potomac River Rights

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland and Virginia officials wrangled Tuesday over two bills that would limit what one environmentalist called Virginia’s “ploy to get more water” from the Potomac River to support heavy development

Environmental Group Says Maryland Waters Too Full of Metals

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland dumped almost 260,000 pounds of toxic metals into its waterways in 1997, ranking the state 11th worst in the nation for such pollution, according to a study released Thursday by an environmental watchdog group

Legislators Pick At Details of Nitrate Fixing Septic Systems Bill

ANNAPOLIS – Members of a House panel Wednesday dissected the costs and fairness of Gov

Lawmakers Consider Exposing Telemarketer Numbers on Caller ID

ANNAPOLIS – Blocking telephone numbers from display on caller identification systems would be forbidden under two bills in the Maryland General Assembly this session

Legislators Consider Giving People Power to Change Worcester School Board Selection

ANNAPOLIS – Worcester County residents digressed into a sharp debate before a house panel Thursday over whether to elect or appoint members of the Board of Education