Maryland

WASHINGTON – When the Maryland Senate considers a bill to change the state’s ballot access rules, Barbara Robson will be following the proceedings

ANNAPOLIS – While the NFL stadium debate continues to define the 1996 General Assembly session, economists nationwide disagree whether publicly funded sports facilities actually boost a region’s economy

Five Maryland counties already have it

WASHINGTON – The primary race for Rep

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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep