WASHINGTON – When President Clinton in his State of the Union address called for national educational standards, Maryland Gov

WASHINGTON – Two Montgomery County residents received presidential nominations to positions in the Department of Commerce within two weeks of each other, according to the White House

ANNAPOLIS – It takes money to raise money, goes the political adage

ANNAPOLIS – Can state legislators legally spend campaign money on dues for anything from fraternities to the NRA? Or how about donations to charities and organizations?

Under current regulations, questions of legality and ethics are a gray area

ANNAPOLIS – Politicians may cite the cost of running for office to justify massive money-raising efforts, but a Capital News Service study of two years’ expenditures by General Assembly leadership found that when the lawmakers weren’t giving campaign money to their peers, many were using it for flowers, gifts and rounds of golf

WASHINGTON – Although railroad crossings in Maryland are getting safer, at least a dozen have had multiple accidents in recent years that led to injuries and a death, records show

ANNAPOLIS – On her Clark Kent days, Jacqueline Alexandra Pruner is a junior at Broadneck High School

CAMBRIDGE, Md

WASHINGTON – At 85, Moses Sapiro, an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, is about to lose the money he uses for rent and living expenses

ANNAPOLIS – In court papers, he’s called “M