ANNAPOLIS – Opponents see it as beating a dead horse, but several leading lawmakers urged House and Senate committees Tuesday to resume a stalled federal environmental impact study for the Inter-county Connector, a project debated for five decades in the General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – Even facing the possible loss of federal highway money, some House lawmakers said Wednesday they couldn’t support a prohibition on open containers of alcohol in cars, arguing the measure punishes responsible drivers

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers concerned that red-light-runner and speeder-nabbing cameras are more cash cows for cities and counties than crime busters argued for their bills to restrain the use of the technology before a Senate panel Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – Two weeks ago, some Maryland lawmakers decided they did not need laws to regulate crematories – they had had no complaints from the public

ANNAPOLIS – Legislators must pass aggressive laws this session to help reduce a growing number of drunken driving fatalities in the state and avoid losing federal funding for state highways, government leaders said at a news conference Tuesday

WASHINGTON – The three Maryland airports closed since September’s terrorist attacks are scheduled to reopen as soon as next week under new security rules finalized Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration

ANNAPOLIS – Phoning while driving has become “epidemic,” said the sponsor of a bill to ban the practice at a Tuesday hearing, and current laws are inadequate to prevent the kind of tragedy that claimed five lives in Prince George’s County on Feb

ANNAPOLIS – State law does not require inspections of crematories, regulate their operating procedures, provide for oversight or protect consumers from negligence, said supporters of a crematory licensing bill Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – Rajiv Vaidya died three days after a car veered onto the median where he was waiting to cross East West Highway in Silver Spring in December 2000

ANNAPOLIS — Police could confiscate vehicles and impound them for up to 12 hours if the driver has been charged with drunken driving under pending legislation in the Maryland General Assembly