Washington, Baltimore at Top of Sprawling Cities List

WASHINGTON – Baltimore and Washington are among the worst cities in the nation for suburban sprawl and are on pace to consume 40,000 acres of Maryland farmland for housing by the year 2006, according to a report released Wednesday

Appeals Court Hears Child Visitation Case For Gay Father

ANNAPOLIS – An attorney for a divorced mother argued to Maryland’s highest court Wednesday that her ex-husband’s gay partner should be banned during her children’s visits, because of his negative impact on them

Appeals Court Orders New Trial in Baltimore Insurance Dispute

A federal appeals court ordered a new trial for a Baltimore couple who sued their insurance agency for property damages, saying their agent had a responsibility to sell them the appropriate type of coverage

Pro-Choice Lobby Endorses Boozer and Lawlah

ANNAPOLIS – An abortion-rights group has endorsed the re- election bids of state senators from Prince George’s and Baltimore counties in an attempt to prevent passage next year of a bill that would take away abortion rights

Glendening’s Stiff-Arm of Clinton Criticized by State Democrats

Maryland Democrats reacted coolly Tuesday to Gov

U. Md. President Calls Campus Racial Incident Sickening

University of Maryland President Clayton Daniel “Dan” Mote Jr

Ethics Commission Recommends Changes to State Law

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland moved a step closer Tuesday to revamping its decades-old state ethics law

Northwest Strike Won’t Hurt Record Holiday Weekend Traffic

WASHINGTON – Despite record numbers of air travelers, regional airports say that the Northwest Airlines pilots’ strike should have little impact on air travel over the holiday weekend

State Officials Defend Maryland’s Below-Average SAT Scores

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s 1998 SAT scores ranked 34th among states and remained below the national average for the fourth year in a row, according to data released by the College Board