ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates and Senate Wednesday both gave tentative approval, with modest trims, to Gov
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Senate Approves $3 Hike in Car Registration Fees for Emergency Service
ANNAPOLIS – Starting July 1, registering a car in Maryland could cost $3 more in motor vehicle registration fees per year to pay for emergency medical services
Maryland’s Healthcare Ombudsman Praised, Senate Urged to Expand Program
WASHINGTON – Bernadette Warren was at wit’s end
City Officials, New Black Panthers Face Off Over Hate Crimes in Bowie
BOWIE – A militant black power organization offered a $3,000 reward Wednesday for information on recent hate crimes in Bowie, saying it does not believe the two teens arrested in the case are the only culprits
Principle Problems of Principals Include Overwork, Few Incentives
BALTIMORE – With the principal shortage in Maryland almost as acute as the teacher shortage, the State Board of Education adopted a report Tuesday that, if implemented, could retain more principals with added financial incentives and lighter workloads
AT&T Does Not Need Government Secrets for Fair Trial in Trade Secrets Case
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that AT&T can still get a fair trial on charges that it stole trade secrets from a Laurel company, even though its attempts to subpoena the federal government in the case were quashed in the interest of national security
House Approves Statewide Voting System
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Wednesday overrode criticisms of timing, cost and technology to back a bill creating a statewide uniform voting system
Public Campaign Finance Fizzles Into Study Panel
ANNAPOLIS – A bill to publicly finance Maryland legislative campaigns was gutted by its own sponsor to get it through a House of Delegates committee and to the full chamber Monday
Maryland House Targets Metropolitan Areas for Land Preservation Program
ANNAPOLIS – Wary of giving the administration unlimited power to purchase land across the state, the House of Delegates passed a bill Monday placing limits on the governor’s new anti-sprawl, land preservation program