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

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