Maryland

New Treasurer Says Country Boy Roots Brought Success

ANNAPOLIS – Sitting in the plush state treasurer’s office, Richard N

Keyes’ Spokesman Says He’s in Presidential Race ‘Til the End

WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes, who came in sixth in the Iowa caucuses, does not plan to follow fifth-place finisher Phil Gramm out of the contest, a Keyes spokesman said

Endorsement Tiff,370

ANNAPOLIS – A state lawmaker from Baltimore, miffed by an editorial in that city’s daily newspaper, wants the General Assembly to agree with him that newspapers should tell their readers whenever their political endorsements reflect their publishers’ views

Prevailing Wage Law Repeal Is Before State Again

ANNAPOLIS – Supporters of a bill to repeal the prevailing wage law, which has failed numerous times in the past, hope this year’s proposal will be pulled through by the pro-business fever in the Legislature

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WASHINGTON – A Democratic challenger for the 1st District seat in Congress has more than twice as much campaign money in the bank as the incumbent, Republican Rep

HUD Gives Technological Boost to Community Involvement

WASHINGTON – Whether it’s for playgrounds, sidewalks, low- income housing or emergency shelters, Marylanders will soon be able to visualize exactly where some federal money is being used in their neighborhoods

COG Presses Congress and Clinton for Bay Funding

WASHINGTON – The Washington Area Council of Governments passed a resolution Wednesday urging Congress and President Clinton to fully fund a Chesapeake Bay cleanup program

Bill Would Encourage Electronic Filing of Campaign Reports

ANNAPOLIS – A state lawmaker invited his colleagues to take a step closer to the Information Age Wednesday by allowing Maryland candidates to file their campaign disclosure reports in electronic form

Court of Special Appeals Upholds Finneyfrock Murder Conviction

ANNAPOLIS – In his opening statement during the trial last year of a Baltimore County man accused of murdering his parents, a state’s attorney played a recording of gunshots to simulate the killing