Maryland

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

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

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

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Wednesday overrode criticisms of timing, cost and technology to back a bill creating a statewide uniform voting system

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

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

Percentage of Land Owned By DNR Allegany

24

WASHINGTON- Helen Frederick isn’t a lobbyist and doesn’t have any connections

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Republicans are angling to force a House vote on a bill to raise salaries for community care providers, using an arcane rule to bring the measure out of committee

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that former employees of a Severna Park Taco Bell can pursue a sexual harassment claim for the “campaign of torment” that the restaurant manager directed at them