Maryland

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s federal courts handed down some of the nation’s harshest sentences between 1993 and 1997, according to a federal records database

ANNAPOLIS – To protest rising gasoline prices, angry drivers are circulating a letter over the Internet urging people to refuse to buy gas Friday, in an event nicknamed “The Gas Out

WASHINGTON – Power

ANNAPOLIS – Health care officials declared the 1999 General Assembly session a success, but some owners of small assisted living facilities aren’t so sure

A federal appeals court upheld the convictions and sentences of a former Burtonsville real estate agent and his accomplice, who used private information about clients to fraudulently obtain credit cards

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Harold Chaney sits in his worn, white armchair with his foot cocked up against the window, watching the cars roll by on Kent Narrows Bridge

WASHINGTON – Rep

ANNAPOLIS – Treasurer Richard Dixon called recommendations to deal with traffic tie-ups around Manchester “worthless” and “meaningless” and demanded to see more valid options on how to deal with the problem

WASHINGTON – A state official said Wednesday that the federal government can help states enact “Smart Growth” initiatives like Maryland’s, which are aimed at keeping sprawl from consuming all of the state’s undeveloped land