Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Four of Maryland’s smallest counties saw some of the biggest increases in sales taxes per person between 2001 and 2006, according to figures from the Maryland Comptroller’s Office

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s overall student-teacher ratio has improved significantly over the last 10 years, but the state still hovers in the middle of the pack when ranked against other states during that period, according to U

WASHINGTON – The vast majority of Maryland lawyers never get into trouble

WASHINGTON – When Gov

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawyers who plan to murder their spouse or have sex with minors have been swiftly disbarred, but many who repeatedly cheat, lie, steal, abandon their clients or torture animals can do so for years without suffering any real consequence, according to records from the state agency assigned to police the practice of law

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland may have recently won the title of richest state in the country but that did not stop thousands of its residents from fleeing the state last year

ANNAPOLIS – Robert O

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland school officials say they could be forced to test every single new tile, pipe or wall put into school buildings for asbestos, under new guidance on Environmental Protection Agency regulations

ANNAPOLIS – Environmental Protection Agency enforcement against Maryland schools for asbestos-related violations have exploded in the past year, from less than one per year from 2001 to 2006 to 16 actions since September 2006

WASHINGTON – Marylanders looking to avoid the winter flu or get vaccinated for a trip abroad this year are more likely to develop a reaction than in any year since 1990