General Assembly May Recognize Controversial Genocide

ANNAPOLIS – Congress found it too touchy to pass, but the General Assembly will try to approve a joint resolution recognizing as genocide the deaths of up to 1

Report Card on State Governments Puts Maryland Near the Top of the Class

WASHINGTON – Maryland ranked among the best-managed state governments in the country and is well positioned to endure an economic downturn, according to a Syracuse University study released Tuesday

Report Shows State Schools Have Computer Hardware, Not Always Know-How

WASHINGTON – Student access to computers and the Internet is generally improving in Maryland, but schools in low-income areas are still lagging behind wealthier districts when it comes to teachers with computer skills, according to a new survey

Lawmaker Wants Limits on Student Credit Card Debt

ANNAPOLIS – Some college students, unaccustomed to managing credit cards, find themselves racking up debt, so a Harford County legislator is trying to protect them from their own financial pitfalls

Disabled Advocates Push Glendening For Home Care Money

ANNAPOLIS – Advocates for the disabled have deemed Gov

State GOP Turns Inaugural Fervor into Cash, In Largest-Ever Fund Raiser

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s Republican Party raked in more campaign cash at its inaugural gala this month than at any other fund-raising event in the state party’s history, said Chairman Michael Steele

Bill Would Let Judges Ring Wedding Bells

ANNAPOLIS – Marriage by a court clerk won’t be the only option for Maryland residents choosing a civil ceremony if a bill pending in the Maryland House of Delegates becomes law this session

Man is Behind Bars, Two Weeks After He Called in Sick to His Sentencing

WASHINGTON- Prince George’s County officials have arrested a Mount Rainier man almost two weeks after he called in sick to his scheduled sentencing for making bomb threats against county schools and racially harassing the system’s superintendent

Silver Spring Woman Recounts Moments of Terror in El Salvador Earthquake

WASHINGTON – “The ground opened up,” said Anna Hernandez, 34, “and I just started to pray