Maryland

Appeals Court Hears Child Visitation Case For Gay Father

ANNAPOLIS – An attorney for a divorced mother argued to Maryland’s highest court Wednesday that her ex-husband’s gay partner should be banned during her children’s visits, because of his negative impact on them

Washington, Baltimore at Top of Sprawling Cities List

WASHINGTON – Baltimore and Washington are among the worst cities in the nation for suburban sprawl and are on pace to consume 40,000 acres of Maryland farmland for housing by the year 2006, according to a report released Wednesday

Ethics Commission Recommends Changes to State Law

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland moved a step closer Tuesday to revamping its decades-old state ethics law

U. Md. President Calls Campus Racial Incident Sickening

University of Maryland President Clayton Daniel “Dan” Mote Jr

Glendening’s Stiff-Arm of Clinton Criticized by State Democrats

Maryland Democrats reacted coolly Tuesday to Gov

State Officials Defend Maryland’s Below-Average SAT Scores

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s 1998 SAT scores ranked 34th among states and remained below the national average for the fourth year in a row, according to data released by the College Board

Northwest Strike Won’t Hurt Record Holiday Weekend Traffic

WASHINGTON – Despite record numbers of air travelers, regional airports say that the Northwest Airlines pilots’ strike should have little impact on air travel over the holiday weekend

Court Says Woman Can Sue Police in Brutal Dog Attack

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled a Silver Spring woman can sue the city of Takoma Park and Prince George’s County for being mauled by a police dog during a 1995 search of her home

Think Tank Gives Glendening a C on Fiscal Policy Report Card

WASHINGTON – Maryland Gov

Appeals Court Won’t Interfere With University Tenure Decision

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals overturned a lower-court decision Thursday and ruled that the University of Baltimore did not break contract or deal unfairly with a professor when it denied her tenure