Maryland

Harris Disappears in Race Against Sarbanes

WASHINGTON – The silence from Thomas E

Young Voters Forcing Pollsters to Account for Them

ANNAPOLIS – The official Web site for presidential candidate Sen

Counties Join Forces to Push for Purple Line

LANGLEY PARK – State legislators from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties announced the formation of the Purple Line Legislative Caucus Thursday in order to make a stronger case for federal funding of the proposed light rail or bus line

Environmentalists Are Listed as Suspected Terrorists

SILVER SPRING – Environmentalists Mike Tidwell and Joshua Tulkin said Thursday morning that the Maryland State Police listed them as suspected terrorists in a federal database and conducted unwarranted surveillance of their activities

Investment Fees Spike as Pension Fund Sheds Billions

ANNAPOLIS – The state pension system had a $16

Maryland Fights ‘Brain Waste’ With Immigrant Integration Programs

WASHINGTON – Maryland is one of the few states taking measures to fight the “brain waste” resulting from the more than 1

Maryland Domestic Violence Program Goes Nationwide

WASHINGTON – One day last year was another day of abuse for “Alice” at the hands of her husband, but this time when she called the Family Crisis Center hotline, something was different

Land Preservation Budget to Plummet in Coming Years

ANNAPOLIS – The state’s budget for land preservation will plummet dramatically in the next few years, falling by more than $100 million by 2010, according to statistics released Tuesday at a meeting of the Maryland Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation

Officials Say Social Services Database Problems Being Corrected

ANNAPOLIS – A statewide comprehensive database of foster children and adoption cases included only 35 percent of the data it was supposed to have, according to an audit released earlier this month for the Department of Human Resources

Pension Board Picks Advisor Who Had Withdrawn This Summer

ANNAPOLIS – The state pension board tapped Larry E