Maryland

How Big is O’Malley’s Package, Really? Depends on Who’s Measuring

ANNAPOLIS – Over the last 10 days, Gov

Both Sides of Slots Debate Cite Growth of Gaming to Support Their Positions

ANNAPOLIS – Whether Maryland installs 10 slot machines next year or 10,000, Dover Downs is planning on adding more slots and as much as 1

O’Malley Winds Down Traveling Tax Show With Plea for Quick Action

ANNAPOLIS – After a week in which he laid out bits and pieces of his plan to close a $1

New College, Institute Put UMd Focus on Health

COLLEGE PARK – The University of Maryland welcomed its first new college in 26 years Wednesday, eight days after opening a pathogen research institute aimed, in part, at fighting biological warfare

Psychiatrist Who Evaluated FBI Spy Loses Appeal

ANNAPOLIS – A Maryland court Wednesday upheld disciplinary action against the psychiatrist who leaked details about the sexual habits and mental health of convicted spy Robert Hanssen in 2001

NAACP, ACLU Sue State Police Over Racial Profiling Records

ANNAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Maryland State Police on Wednesday, claiming the agency has “improperly withheld records” about its compliance with “driving while black” litigation

Senate Looks to Chesapeake States for Global Warming Strategies

WASHINGTON – Maryland and Virginia’s initiatives to save the Chesapeake Bay should serve as models for federal policy on global warming, Senate environment committee members said Wednesday

Report: Reading Scores Rise, Achievement Gaps Linger Among Maryland Students

WASHINGTON – Reading scores are on the rise in Maryland even though they still differ along racial lines

Lawmakers See Rosewood’s Flaws, Demand Changes

OWINGS MILLS – Legislators touring Rosewood Center demanded improvements at Maryland’s largest residential facility for people with developmental disabilities, just two weeks after the state released a scathing report on conditions there