Maryland

Cops Blast Suggestion That Better Police Work Would Solve More Murders

WASHINGTON – Maryland police had a fiery reaction to a new university study that suggests some homicide cases are going unsolved because officers do not follow basic practices and procedures

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

Maryland General Assembly Expands Jury Pools to Include Motorists

ANNAPOLIS – Marylanders holding a state driver’s license or identification card could be called for jury duty next year under a bill passed Tuesday by the Maryland General Assembly

“Historic” NRC Meeting Puts Calvert Cliffs One Step Closer to Relicensing

ROCKVILLE – Staffers formally recommended to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday that the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant be relicensed, making it the first plant in the nation to achieve that status

Study Finds Many Seniors Unprepared for Challenges of Longer Lives

WASHINGTON – Verna Day-Jones is a 75-year-old newlywed, great-grandmother, amateur actress and community activist, and she is concerned about her future

Maryland Schools Defend Their Role in Preparing Voters of Tomorrow

WASHINGTON – In the midst of the presidential primaries, the voters of tomorrow are not being prepared to become informed voters and active citizens, say national advocates of civics education

Federal Bureaucrats Say Evidence of Contracting Waste is Hard to Come By

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and government workers rallied on the steps of the Capitol last week, demanding stricter regulation of federal contractors who they said are wasting money

Maryland House Votes to Ban First-Cousin Marriages

ANNAPOLIS – In a session that sounded like the laugh track of a TV sitcom, the Maryland House of Delegates Friday voted 82 to 46 to outlaw first-cousin marriages in the state

Montgomery Delegates Kill Prince George’s Stadium Naming Bill

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County delegates Friday killed a bill to let Prince George’s County officials sell or lease the naming rights to three sports facilities and use the money for schools

In Tight Presidential Race, Maryland Suddenly Finds Itself Courted by Hopefuls

WASHINGTON – After years as a backwater of presidential politics, Maryland may finally be getting some respect