ANNAPOLIS – U
Maryland
Elementary School Students Lobby Senators for State Shrub
ANNAPOLIS – Sam Barth, a 9-year-old student from Takoma Park’s Piney Branch Elementary School, came to Annapolis Wednesday to ask senators to make the azalea the state shrub
Senate Committee Kills Bill to Make Hit-and-Run Driving a Felony
ANNAPOLIS – A Senate committee Thursday killed a bill to make it a felony for drivers to flee the scene of an accident, even as the parents of a hit-and- run victim were preparing to testify before a House committee on the measure
Home-Schooled Students Jump in Baltimore, Creep Higher Elsewhere in State
WASHINGTON – The number of home-schooled students in Baltimore jumped 66 percent last year, the largest increase in the state, according to new statistics from the state Department of Education
Salisbury Zoo Head Urges Congress to Keep Pittance for Wildlife Conservation
WASHINGTON – Salisbury Zoo director James Rapp may not have any elephants, rhinos or tigers in his park, but he knows what’s good for them
High-profile Opponents’ Absence Gives Hope to Gay Rights Advocates
ANNAPOLIS – Big-time opponents to Gov
Lawmakers Ask for Abortion Restrictions
ANNAPOLIS – The state abortion battle hit a Senate committee Wednesday with testimony on three bills aimed at restricting a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion
Maryland Lawmakers Present $137 Million Transportation Wish List, More to Come
WASHINGTON – Three Maryland representatives asked a House subcommittee for more than $137 million for transportation projects Wednesday at a hearing that launched the annual wrangling for limited federal transportation funds