Business Happy with 1998 Scorecard, Despite Some Big Losses

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland business leaders said Friday that one of their few major losses in an otherwise “resounding session” is already coming back to hurt them

Naming Undercover Cops Protected by First Amendment, Court Says

ANNAPOLIS – A divided Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that Ocean City police violated Wayne Nelson Davis’ free-speech rights when they arrested him for telling a friend that two undercover officers might be “narcs

Talk of Ruppersberger Gubernatorial Run Draws Tepid Response

ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore County Executive C

Southern Maryland Lawmakers Worry About Impact on Farmers

ANNAPOLIS – Southern Maryland lawmakers this week wrapped up the “kind of session that you’d like to leave and face the voters” — unless the voters are farmers

Howard Lawmakers Happy With Haul, Hoping for More

ANNAPOLIS – In a session of legislative largesse, Howard County lawmakers secured at least $34 million in state funding for roads, schools, and the purchase of the historic Smith Farm

Baltimore Hails Session Wins, Harford Hedges

ANNAPOLIS – School construction, Pfiesteria piscicida, tax relief and the dairy compact topped central Maryland’s priorities this legislative session

Black Caucus Members Rebound, Find Cause to Praise Session

ANNAPOLIS – Members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus said they managed to regroup from the early-session ouster of their leader, former Sen

Western Maryland Lawmakers Hail Productive Legislative Session

ANNAPOLIS – Western Maryland lawmakers called the just-ended legislative session “a bang-up year” that included improved health care for the poor, a 5 percent income tax cut and passage of a bill to help state dairy farmers

Pfiesteria Overshadowed Good Session for Shore Lawmakers

ANNAPOLIS – Eastern Shore legislators said they ended this session of the General Assembly with a lot of funding they wanted and a lot of new farming regulations they didn’t

Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Man Tried in Prison Garb

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals overturned assault and other convictions against a Charles County man who said he was forced to testify at his trial in his prison-issued orange jumpsuit