Region’s Lawmakers Excited, Wary About State Budget Surplus

ANNAPOLIS – Western Maryland lawmakers are optimistic about the 1998 General Assembly, mainly because of a projected $260 million budget surplus

Court of Appeals Rules Against Harford County in Trash Dispute

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Harford County cannot break a 1969 agreement with the town of Bel Air to dump the town’s trash for free

Senate May Challenge Mandatory Treadmill Test for Cars

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate will debate Friday whether to override Gov

Pfiesteria Fears Occupy Shore Legislators

ANNAPOLIS – Pfiesteria is a grave problem but Maryland farmers aren’t the only ones to blame, Eastern Shore lawmakers said Wednesday

Rich Urban Counties Spend More on Schools than Rich Rural Ones

ANNAPOLIS – Two of Maryland’s wealthiest suburban counties rank second and third statewide in the percentage of local tax base spent on students, while its two richest rural counties are at the bottom, a Capital News Service computer analysis reveals

McKinstry Settlement Is At the Crossroads of Counties and Time

NEW WINDSOR – In the mid and late 19th century, farmers drove their flatbed wagons over the winding roads of north- central Maryland until they stopped under one end of Sam McKinstry’s gristmill at Sam’s Creek

Harford Couple Keeps Local History Alive at Old Mill

WHITE HALL – Ivory Mills is not a pristine example of the gristmill it was in the 19th century