Maryland

State Officials Seek Stiffer Penalties for Dangerous Truckers

ANNAPOLIS – State transportation officials Tuesday urged harsher penalties for trucking companies and their drivers who cause serious or fatal accidents by knowingly operating unsafe vehicles

Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence Imposed for Third Time in 1983 Killings

WASHINGTON – Nearly two decades after the stabbing death of an elderly Baltimore couple, a federal appeals court has reinstated the death sentence of John Booth-El, who has three times been sentenced to death in the 1983 murders

Key House Panel Backs PG School Board Changes; Senate Changes Loom

ANNAPOLIS – A plan to restructure the Prince George’s County School Board passed a House panel Friday, but a rougher road is ahead in the Senate, as the General Assembly draws to a close

Key House Panel Backs PG School Board Changes; Senate Problems Loom

ANNAPOLIS – A plan to restructure the Prince George’s County School Board passed a House panel Friday, but a rougher road is ahead in the Senate, as the General Assembly draws to a close

Senators Block Chance to Get More Budget Power

ANNAPOLIS – Voters won’t be deciding whether to grant legislators more power in crafting the budget this fall

Likely Gubernatorial Nominees Trek to Montgomery, Showing County’s New Clout

WASHINGTON – After announcing his bid for governor in his hometown of Arbutus on Monday, Republican Rep

Budget Realities Point To Upcoming Tax Hikes

ANNAPOLIS – A tax hike seems inevitable, but not this year

House Passes Bill Aimed at Boosting Telecommuting by Federal Contractors

WASHINGTON – Pentagon employee Delene Snell swears by telecommuting, saying the two days a week she works from the Hagerstown Telework Center make her more productive and allow her to spend more time with her family

Even Before Announcement, GOP Leaders Anoint Ehrlich as Gubernatorial Nominee

WASHINGTON – Days before he was scheduled to make his candidacy official, Rep

House Votes to Rescind CareFirst Officers’ Sale Windfall

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers have been suspicious ever since CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announced it was planning to switch to for profit so it could be sold