ANNAPOLIS – More than 100 hearing impaired Maryland residents used sign language to send a loud message to Gov
GOP Leaders Join Dems in Effort to Publicly Finance Campaigns
ANNAPOLIS – Prominent Republicans are joining Democrats to enact public financing for General Assembly campaigns — a policy that could help the GOP compete with Maryland’s majority party
Maryland Tobacco Farmers Take Buy Out With Reservations
ANNAPOLIS – More than half of Maryland’s tobacco farmers have signed contracts not to produce tobacco next year as part of the state’s buy-out program
Lierman Begs Off Second Challenge of Morella, Urges Shriver to Run
WASHINGTON – Terry Lierman, the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Rep
Statewide Standardized Tests Face Scrutiny Under Bill
ANNAPOLIS – Educators criticized the Maryland School Performance Assessment tests Thursday before a House of Delegates panel, saying they lower morale and creativity in students and frustrate teachers
Maryland Schools Superintendent Pushes Reconstitution Plan to Hill Committee
WASHINGTON – Maryland schools Superintendent Nancy S
Appeals Court Orders New Hearing on Antitrust Challenge of State’s Liquor Laws
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a lower court erred when it said Maryland’s liquor pricing controls are exempt from the Sherman Antitrust Act
Maryland Legislators Rain On Medical Marijuana Bill
ANNAPOLIS – It doesn’t look good for proponents of a bill to remove criminal penalties for ill patients who use pot with their doctor’sapproval
Bill Would Provide Morning-After Pill To Rape Survivors
ANNAPOLIS – All hospitals and health care facilities would be required to tell rape survivors about the “morning-after pill” under a bill heard Thursday in a House committee