Maryland

USA Freedom Corps Cites Anne Arundel Police Volunteer Program as Model

WASHINGTON – Leroy Edwards’ conscience let him rest for exactly one month after he retired from federal service in 1993

Panel Envisions Future Schools With Top Teachers, Student Parity

ANNAPOLIS – The state’s vision for schools in the next decade is ambitious, likely expensive, and centered on classroom teaching

Bush Calls the Union `Stronger Than Ever’ in Face of Foreign, Domestic Crises

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers who had hoped for President Bush to address both the nation’s domestic and foreign challenges in his State of the Union speech Tuesday said they got most of what they wanted

Maryland Lawmakers Like Bush’s Promises, Worry About the Details

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers who had hoped for President Bush to address both the nation’s domestic and foreign challenges in his State of the Union speech Tuesday said they got most of what they wanted

Bill Would Restore Vote to Two-Time Felons

ANNAPOLIS – The Rev

Maryland Congressmen Visit Guantanamo Bay, Say Detainees Are Treated Well

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers returned from a Friday trip to Guantanamo Bay convinced that Taliban and al-Qaeda detainees are being held under good conditions — often better than the U

Bill Would Make Prison Pants-Dropping Illegal

ANNAPOLIS – Sometimes, prisoners need to be naked

Female Cops Twice as Likely to Admit Domestic Abuse as Males, Study Shows

WASHINGTON – Female Baltimore City police officers were twice as likely as their male counterparts to report that they had committed physical abuse of their spouse or partner, according to data from a 1999 survey of the officers

Joint Resolution Seeks to Resurrect Inter-county Connector

ANNAPOLIS – The time has come to build the Inter-county Connector, said Senate President Thomas V

School Chiefs Ask Eastern Shore Lawmakers for More Money

ANNAPOLIS – Eastern Shore school superintendents implored lawmakers Friday to support at least a down payment to implement an expensive school reform plan ignored by the governor’s budget