Ethics Revisions a Priority for Md. Legislators

ANNAPOLIS – When the Legislature returns in January, a priority will be revamping the state ethics law

Holidays Don’t Have to Be Prime Time for Drunken Driving

WASHINGTON – Along with eggnog and holiday parties comes an increase in drinking and driving accidents every year

Drunken Driving Law Leaves Little Room for Overindulgence

WASHINGTON – How drunk is drunk?

A 130-pound woman could be charged with driving while intoxicated in Maryland if she was caught behind the wheel after having six glasses of wine over a three-hour period

Social Pressure Pushes Drunken Driving Deaths to Lowest Rate Ever

WASHINGTON – Alcohol-related deaths on Maryland highways fell to the lowest number in history in 1997, a drop that observers attribute to the fact that drunken driving isn’t considered “cool” anymore

Abortion Bill Could Tie Senate in Knots

ANNAPOLIS – A Carroll County senator plans to introduce an abortion bill during the 1999 legislative session that leaders worry could tie the chamber in knots

Maryland Sets the Stage for Movie Industry

ANNAPOLIS – So you want to be in pictures? Forget Hollywood

Film Crews Bring Jobs, Revenues, But Also Headaches

ANNAPOLIS – Gary Weber was grateful to abandon his job as manager of a Berlin, Md

Minority Success Rates at Community Colleges Improving, But Still Trailing General Student Body

ANNAPOLIS – Black students in Maryland’s community colleges are graduating and transferring to four-year state schools in higher numbers than before, but their success rates are still trailing those of the general student body

Lawyer-Dad Cannot Collect Legal Fees For Representing Son, Court Says

A Baltimore County attorney who successfully fought to get his son into a county special education program cannot collect attorney’s fees for his work, a federal appeals court ruled