Appeals Court Vindicates Elections Official on Nepotism Charge

ANNAPOLIS – A Howard County elections official was cleared by the State Court of Appeals Wednesday of nepotism charges brought by the State Ethics Commission

State Study of Beleaguered Agriculture Industry Underway

ANNAPOLIS – The most comprehensive economic study in the past 20 years, and perhaps ever, of Maryland’s dwindling agriculture industry began Wednesday

House Approves Clean Water Bills That Include $150 Million for Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON – The House this week approved $350 million for estuary restoration efforts over the next five years, including $150 million dedicated to the nation’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay

Governor’s Phone Records Are Public, High Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highest court Tuesday rejected Gov

Push to Wire Classrooms for the Internet Could Backfire, Group Says

WASHINGTON – A College Park-based child advocacy group Tuesday called for a break from programs like “Maryland Connected for Learning,” which aims to wire all schools in the state for the Internet by 2002/2003

Caucus’ `Deal Room’ Could Bring Venture Capital Green to Black Businesses

WASHINGTON – It’s been four years since James Bynoe’s firm, Zane Graphics Inc, was launched in Hyattsville

Statewide Inspection Finds, Fixes, Brake Problems on Six School Buses

A statewide inspection of 590 school buses with potentially defective braking systems uncovered six buses with faulty wiring this week, but all were immediately fixed and are back on the road

Schools Rushed to Hire Teachers Before Checking Criminal Backgrounds

WASHINGTON – In the rush to fill vacant classrooms, Maryland schools hired hundreds of teachers this fall without waiting for results from criminal background checks