Lawmakers Question Effectiveness of Ehrlich’s Top Lobbyist

ANNAPOLIS – With Republican Gov

Federal Appeals Court Sends Montgomery Gun Show Lawsuit Back for New Hearing

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing for a lawsuit filed against Montgomery County by gun groups who said the county illegally blocked their gun show at the county fairgrounds

Maryland Settles Decade-Old Racial Profiling Lawsuit

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland finally approved the settlement of a 10-year-old racial profiling lawsuit against the State Police that mandates new training for troopers and closer monitoring of traffic stops

Park Trails Clogged, Waterlogged After Ice, Snow

ANNAPOLIS – This year’s heavy winter banished Maryland’s two-year-old drought, but it swept through so ferociously that it might be fall before the park service cleans up all the fallen trees and waterlogged trails

Gas Pump Scofflaws Could Get Driving Privileges Shut Off

ANNAPOLIS – Steal gas, risk losing your driver’s license

Ehrlich Slots Plan in Jeopardy in House

ANNAPOLIS – House revenue committee chairwoman Sheila Hixson, D- Montgomery, was pulling an April Fools joke Tuesday when she told an apprehensive hearing room that Gov

Liquor Retailer Wins Third Chance to Show that State Alcohol Rules are Unfair

WASHINGTON – For the second time, a Maryland liquor retailer and the state comptroller have been sent back to district court to argue whether state regulations on alcohol prices violate retailers’ rights to fair competition

Maryland Approved for Federal School Performance Testing

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland became the seventh state Tuesday to gain federal approval for its plan to track student progress under the No Child Left Behind Act, the federal landmark law that holds schools accountable for students’ success

Ruppersberger Touts Baltimore County Reforms as Model for Federal Government

WASHINGTON – When Baltimore County gave its workers a penny for their thoughts, it wound up saving $4

Supreme Court Refuses to Revisit Case of Man Left Handcuffed to Pole at 3 a.m.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reopen the case of a man who Prince George’s County police officers left handcuffed to a pole in a parking lot at 3:30 a