Southern Maryland Grows Fastest, D.C. Suburbs Grow Biggest

ANNAPOLIS – Southern Maryland’s population grew by 18

Bills Would Ease Access to Computerized Records, Pension Data

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s public records laws need to be beefed up to ensure that “what’s reasonably accessible is given to us,” media representatives told a House committee Thursday

Court Gives Judges More Leeway in `Career Offender’ Cases

ANNAPOLIS – A federal appeals court on Wednesday made it easier for judges to examine details of criminals’ previous convictions to determine if, for sentencing purposes, they are “career offenders

Officials On Both Side Of D.C. Border Shun Retrocession

ANNAPOLIS – Amid the debate on Puerto Rican statehood, House Speaker Newt Gingrich revived an old idea to give Washington, D

Students Tackle Issues, Dispense With Laws, All In a Day’s Work

ANNAPOLIS – If Prince George’s high school students were running the state, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation would already have passed while a bill to lower the death penalty to 16 would have been killed in committee

Maryland, District May Get Reprieve on Massive Federal Fines

A congressional committee voted Wednesday to all but eliminate penalties against states that have not computerized their child support systems, a move that could save Maryland from losing $263 million in federal funds

Maryland Delegation Wants Caution, Explanation in Iraq Crisis

ANNAPOLIS – With the threat of an attack on Iraq looming, several members of the Maryland congressional delegation remain unsold on President Clinton’s plan

20 Years Without Parole Ruled Too Harsh for Drug Dealer

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a sentence of 20 years without parole was too harsh for a man caught with 209 grams of crack cocaine

Woman Unwillingly Bequeaths Estate to Brother

ANNAPOLIS – About the only thing Margaret Binco’s four wills had in common was that none listed her brother as a beneficiary