ANNAPOLIS – St
Maryland
Funding Issues Won’t Stop Connector, State Says
WASHINGTON – Maryland Department of Transportation officials said Friday they are confident in the progress of the Inter-county Connector, despite recent funding issues
Green Republicans May Support Dem in 1st District
WASHINGTON – Swing voters could decide Maryland’s 1st District congressional race, where Republican environmentalists are already crossing the party line
Waterman Claims Solution to Bay’s Oyster Problem
WASHINGTON – Richard Pelz, president of Circle C Oyster Ranch at St
GOP, Dems Mum on Slots
ANNAPOLIS – Two years ago, at a political fundraiser, James Pelura III launched a verbal tirade at a fellow member of the state’s Republican Party
Maryland Qualified Teacher Gap Is Nation’s Largest
WASHINGTON – Maryland leads the nation with its glaring gap in the number of quality teachers at wealthy versus poorer schools
Maryland’s African-American Children Five Times as Likely to be in Foster Care
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s African-American children are five times more likely to be in foster care than Caucasian children, according to a recent study of 2006 and 2007 data by Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY), a group that promotes the safety and health of children throughout the state
Maryland Officials Fight Voter Discrimination
WASHINGTON – Boards of elections are retraining workers and the state attorney general’s office is on alert, as both gear up for the November presidential election to prevent the kind of voter discrimination problems that plagued the 2004 and 2006 election cycles