WASHINGTON – Seventeen education and ethnic organizations this week urged the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision that the Montgomery County school system could not use race as a factor in student transfer decisions
State Could Lose $21 Million in Federal Road Funds Under Clinton Budget
WASHINGTON – Maryland would lose $21 million in surplus federal gas tax revenues under President Clinton’s proposed budget for fiscal 2001, but state officials don’t seem to mind
Lawmakers Sound Death Knell for Cousins’ Wedding Bells
ANNAPOLIS – Close-knit kin planning to tie the knot will have to wed elsewhere if two Montgomery County legislators in the Maryland General Assembly get their way
School Districts Request Funds to Handle Growth
ANNAPOLIS – The prevailing theme at the Maryland Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday was growth: expanding schools, increasing populations, growing children
Prince George’s Leaders Appeal for Money to Build, Repair Schools
ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County schools expect a 4
Maryland Dairy Farmers `Are Getting Creamed’ by Falling Milk Prices
WASHINGTON – Prices for Maryland milk have fallen more than 25 percent over the last year, strapping state dairy farmers who were already struggling to recover from two years of drought
Fast-Growing Charles County Schools Request Funds
ANNAPOLIS – A new high school and improvements to other secondary schools were on the wish list for the Charles County lawmakers and school officials who stood together Wednesday to ask the Board of Public Works for funding
Chairman Calls for Tougher Penalties for Aggressive Drivers
ANNAPOLIS – On a trip to West Virginia, Maryland Sen
Maryland Lawmakers Like a Lot, Worry a Little, About Clinton Budget
WASHINGTON – Maryland did “very well” in President Clinton’s proposed budget for fiscal 2001, said members of the state’s congressional delegation, citing proposals to improve transportation and protect natural resources here