Maryland Green Party Questions Constitutionality of Ballot Access Restrictions

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s ballot access restrictions for alternative political parties stifle party development and limit the number of candidates they can support, the Maryland Green Party told a packed Court of Appeals Thursday

State Again Pushes Back Bid Deadline for Major Contract on Wilson Bridge

WASHINGTON – A Thursday bid deadline on the largest phase of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge reconstruction has been pushed back to next month, because the federal government has failed to approve the project’s labor agreement, Maryland officials said

Attorney General Warns Retailers to Stop Selling Cigarettes to Minors

ROCKVILLE – Maryland Attorney General J

More Low-Income Maryland Children Got Subsidized School Breakfasts Last Year

WASHINGTON – The number of Maryland schoolchildren receiving free or reduced-price breakfasts at school jumped by 8,401 last year, even as the number of schools offering breakfasts fell, according to a report released Tuesday

Pensions Committee Sends Message to Pension Fund Board

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Pensions issued three recommendations Tuesday in its final report, sending a message to the state pension fund’s managers to shape up

Real or Fake? Time to Talk Trees

ANNAPOLIS – The great holiday debate continues — real vs

Direct-to-Consumer Turkey Farmers Scratch Out a Niche Market in Maryland

REISTERSTOWN – Tom Reynolds can’t compete with big turkey farms

Emergency Alarms Silenced in Some Counties

ANNAPOLIS – In the 1950s, the rise-and-fall wail of the air-raid siren was the signal to “duck and cover” in case of nuclear attack

Maryland Retailers Hope Holiday Shopping Brightens Their Season

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland retailers are hoping that the upcoming holiday season will not be dimmed by the economic downturn since the Sept

Purple Line Debate Is Best Told in Human Terms

ANNAPOLIS – On one end of the debate over a new Purple Line is Xiomara Cruz, 26, mother of three from Langley Park