Maryland

Bush Commemorates World AIDS Day in Maryland

MOUNT AIRY – President Bush praised the missionary work of Maryland volunteers Friday in commemorating World AIDS Day with a request to Congress to double funding for his AIDS relief initiative to $30 billion for the next five years

As Number of Homeowners Associations Grows, So Does Number of Complaints

ANNAPOLIS – Complaints against condo and homeowner’s associations across the state are becoming increasingly frequent as more and more of these common-ownership communities are built, state officials said

^The Tax Man Stayeth: Franchot Says He’s Happy in Comptroller’s Job

ANNAPOLIS – Less than a year into his tenure, and staring down the job of collecting billions in newly approved taxes, Comptroller Peter Franchot said he is happy in his job and hopes to finish his political career in his current office

State Finds Problems at Rosewood Center that Jeopardize Residents — Again

ANNAPOLIS – For the fourth time in just over a year, a state report has found residents were in immediate jeopardy at Rosewood Center, the state’s largest facility for people with developmental disabilities

Landlords Can’t Turn Away Section 8 Tenants, Court of Appeals Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County landlords cannot turn away low-income renters simply because they receive federal Section 8 housing assistance, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday

Comptroller’s Office Gearing Up to Collect Slew of New Taxes

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will be ready to collect the $1

Immigrants Stick With Spanish, Study Says

WASHINGTON – When Cecilia Rojas moved to Maryland from Peru 20 years ago, she spoke no English

State Foreclosure Rise Prompts Task Force to Call for Corrective Measures

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland needs to change its mortgage laws, improve outreach to vulnerable borrowers and create emergency funds for families in mortgage trouble if it is going to stem a rising foreclosure rate, a task force said Thursday

Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Huge Allegany County Development

ANNAPOLIS – Not even Maryland’s most rural areas will be safe from urban sprawl if a 4,300-unit housing development is approved in Allegany County, opponents told the Maryland Court of Appeals on Thursday

Maryland Primary Race Gets Another Runner

PASADENA – The race to claim the Republican nomination for Maryland’s 1st Congressional District seat got more crowded Thursday