ANNAPOLIS – John Hopkins University was within its rights to withhold the diploma of a former student found guilty of murdering a classmate, the Court of Special Appeals said Thursday
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Legislator Wants Delay For Lobbyist-Lawmaker Ethics Changes
ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers Thursday debated whether the issue of tightening lawmaker-lobbyist business relationships in Maryland should be dealt with this session or after a task force makes its recommendations later this year
Gore Vows To Hire More Teachers, No Promises on Green Eggs and Ham
DISTRICT HEIGHTS – Prince George’s County elementary school teacher Mark Maradei liked Vice President Al Gore’s goal of smaller, safer and more modern classrooms
Judges Challenge Opponents of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Relicensing
WASHINGTON – A three-judge federal appeals court panel grilled opponents of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant relicensing Thursday, apparently skeptical of arguments that government deadlines in the review process were too tight
Abortion Foes Back Bill to Ban Fetal Tissue Research
ANNAPOLIS – Anti-abortion activists lined up behind a ban on fetal tissue research, while critics called the plan a backdoor attempt to ban abortion at a Maryland House hearing this week
C&D Canal Project Blasted as One of Nation’s Most Wasteful
WASHINGTON – A $90 million project to deepen the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was targeted as one of the 25 most wasteful water projects in the nation in a report released Thursday by two nonprofit advocacy groups
Lawmakers Debate Bill to Raise Teacher Salaries
ANNAPOLIS- Most witnesses praised a bill to raise public school teacher salaries by 10 percent over two years at a legislative hearing Thursday, but a few critics slipped in
For Wynn, Campaign Trail Starts on the Side of the Road
TAKOMA PARK – Just after sunrise on a recent weekday morning, Rep
Marylanders Go to Washington to Make Case for Prescription Drug Coverage
WASHINGTON – Mary Muir is 91 years old, but with the help of medications for high blood pressure, arthritis and asthma, she still cooks her meals, does her laundry, goes shopping and cleans her Frostburg home
Court Overturns Rape Conviction Over Witness Statement, Recollection
ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals Wednesday overturned the rape conviction of a Prince George’s County man, ruling that a written statement taken by police officers was hearsay and was improperly used during a trial where the chief witness could not remember details of the crime