Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – When a group of homeowners in southern Calvert County opposed a new property tax in their community, they went door-to-door to pass out fliers

ANNAPOLIS – A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court’s award of damages to a Maryland prison inmate who claimed guards used excessive force to subdue him during a Jan

ANNAPOLIS – Alarmed by a recent appeals court ruling, Maryland lawmakers are already drawing up legislation to close a loophole that could let employees tamper with their company’s computer systems

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County officials have hardly been bashful in asking for school construction money from the state this year — their nearly $70 million request is far and away the largest from any Maryland county

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ANNAPOLIS – Despite a dire need for new schools, Prince George’s County leaders said last year that they could not accept more than $20 million from the state for school construction

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate will be asked to vote this week on a bill requiring that the 1845 Irish Potato Famine be taught in public schools

ANNAPOLIS – A federal appeals court has ruled that Takoma Park police did not violate a woman’s rights when they took her from her home and committed her to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation

ANNAPOLIS – Nearly one-fourth of schools in Prince George’s County reported a “critical” shortage of textbooks in a recent school administration survey of principals

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of a Prince George’s County man who said his confession should have been thrown out since he was on drugs when he made it