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
PG Officials Hail Legislative Wins, Gloss Over Losses
ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County officials hurried Tuesday to put a happy face on the school construction proposal they had repudiated less than a week earlier
Montgomery Lawmakers Carry Home Heavy Load of State Money
ANNAPOLIS – House Speaker Casper Taylor promised Montgomery County lawmakers in January they would carry home so much state funding this year they would get hernias
Carroll Lawmakers Felt Overlooked in Rush to Help Big Counties
ANNAPOLIS – Carroll County lawmakers said Tuesday that the needs of the fast-growing county were largely ignored in an otherwise productive legislative session
High Court Orders Sex Offender’s Lawyer To Turn Over Documents
ANNAPOLIS – An attorney for Ronald Price, the former Anne Arundel school teacher convicted of having sex with his students, has been ordered to turn over documents to the Attorney Grievance Commission