Luck of the Irish May Not Cover Clover, As New Weevil Comes to State

WASHINGTON – Maryland agriculture officials will be looking over leaves of clover a little more carefully this spring, after discovering a new clover- eating weevil in four counties last year

Maryland Senate Backs Grants for Professionals-Turned-Teachers

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate unanimously approved a bill Friday to provide state grants for people returning to college for teacher certification, one of a series of proposals this session to help alleviate the teacher shortage

Senate Committee Holds Gun Bills Hostage

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

Bills to Protect Bay, Save Nation’s Estuaries, Advance in House Committee

WASHINGTON – A House committee voted Thursday to extend a Chesapeake Bay restoration program for five years and to create a new program aimed at renewing 1 million acres of estuary habitat nationwide

Maryland Mom Still Fighting, Seven Years After Police Fatally Shot Her Son

WASHINGTON – A District Heights mother brought her crusade for justice to Capitol Hill Wednesday, seven years after she said police officers wrongfully shot and killed her son

Satellites Will Keep an Eye on Potomac River Levels, Under New Program

WASHINGTON – Potomac River levels will be monitored with the help of satellites that should help give better and earlier warning of floods, under a stream-gauge improvement program outlined Wednesday on Capitol Hill

Governor Plans End Run to Get Smart Guns Passed

ANNAPOLIS – With a crucial Senate committee poised to dilute his smart gun proposal, Gov

Senate Preserves Textbook Aid to Private Schools in State Budget

ANNAPOLIS – Private schools moved a step closer to getting millions in state aid for books Wednesday as the Maryland Senate finalized its version of the state’s $19

Maryland’s Tax Structure Shelters Working Poor, Study Shows

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland comes out better than other states in how it taxes the income of its poorest citizens, according to a new study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities