Lawmakers Urge Tougher Drunken Driver Laws

ANNAPOLIS – Legislators must pass aggressive laws this session to help reduce a growing number of drunken driving fatalities in the state and avoid losing federal funding for state highways, government leaders said at a news conference Tuesday

High Court Refuses Former Senate Worker’s Appeal of Child Porn Sentence

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a former Senate worker’s claim that a federal judge should have considered new evidence at his resentencing for a child pornography conviction

Campaign Reform Could Dry Up Millions in `Soft Money’ from Maryland Donors

WASHINGTON – The biggest “soft money” donors in Maryland gave more than $8

Maryland Colleges See Surge in Study-Abroad Programs, Bucking Sept. 11 Fears

WASHINGTON – After months preparing to study in France, Rachel Day could barely wait to leave for Boston’s Logan International Airport to catch her flight — on the morning of Sept

House Approves School Board Straitjacket

ANNAPOLIS – Emergency legislation to hobble the Prince George’s County School Board in the wake of its unsuccessful firing of Superintendent Iris T

Bear and Deer Bill Head to House Floor

ANNAPOLIS – A House panel Friday approved a plan allowing landowners to kill nuisance bears and opened the door to a Sunday deer hunt

Little Change Expected as Feds Take Over Airport Security on Sunday

WASHINGTON – Travelers are not likely to notice any changes when security at Baltimore/Washington International Airport comes under federal regulation Sunday

Maryland Police Offered Federal Drug-Fighting Freebies by White House

FREDERICK – It was the kind of pitch usually heard only on late-night television

Maryland Drug Laws Largely Consistent With Other States, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s drug laws are generally consistent with other state and federal laws and may be slightly stricter in some cases, according to a report that claimed to be the first to compare laws state by state

Student Death Renews Discussion of Fraternity Drinking

ANNAPOLIS — When 19-year-old Daniel Reardon was found unconscious in the lounge of a University of Maryland, College Park fraternity house last week, the long-running debate about underage drinking and fraternity life reopened