Maryland

House, Senate Cut Glendening’s Capital Budget

ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates and Senate Wednesday both gave tentative approval, with modest trims, to Gov

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

Department of Natural Resources Land Ownership

Percentage of Land Owned By DNR Allegany

24