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
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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
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
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