Maryland

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

Service Graduation Requirement All Over the Maryland Map

ANNAPOLIS – Drew Tull, a junior at Colonel Richardson High School in Caroline County came to Annapolis to see if he could really make a difference in his government

Court Backs University’s Right to Withhold Degree From Student Killer

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

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

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

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

For Wynn, Campaign Trail Starts on the Side of the Road

TAKOMA PARK – Just after sunrise on a recent weekday morning, Rep