ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s governor already makes the third- highest salary in the nation, but a state commission said he is overdue for a raise that would make him the highest paid
Health Department Collects $18 Million More Than Needed in Fees
ANNAPOLIS- The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene collected about $18 million more in fees from health-care practitioners than it needed to regulate them over the past two years
Conviction for Baltimore Shooting Spree Upheld
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Tuesday upheld the attempted-murder conviction of a Baltimore man who opened fire on three men whose double-parked car was blocking his way
Couple Fights Murderer for Custody of His Kids
ANNAPOLIS – Charles Hicks stabbed his wife, Nancy Klotz, 34 times while their 2-year-old son watched in their South Baltimore home in 1996
Bill Targets `Social Promotion’ of Unprepared Students
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland schools need strict standards for passing students up a grade instead of using promotions “as a means of getting them out of the way,” a lawmaker argued Tuesday
Lawmakers Aim to Make Harassment by E-Mail a Felony
ANNAPOLIS – For more than two decades it has been a crime in Maryland to harass someone over the telephone
College Newspapers Grapple With Coverage of Lewinsky Affair
On campuses across the country, the Monica Lewinsky affair is forcing college newspapers to grapple with coverage of what is alternately described as “the story of our lives” and “American journalism at its worst
Fears of El Nino Melt in the Face of Warm Winter Weather
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland is wrapping up one of the warmest Januaries in a century, which gave highway crews a break and sent ski resort snow machines into overdrive
Maryland Democrats Put Brave Front on Lewinsky Fallout
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Democrats insist that the latest White House sex scandal will not harm them in November, but they still appear defensive about the issue and anxious that Republicans will try to use it against them