Meals, Sporting Events among Gifts to Legislators

ANNAPOLIS – Being a Maryland legislator has its perks

Many Legislators Do Not Disclose All Gifts, Analysis Finds

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers are not fully disclosing all the gifts they receive from lobbyists, interest groups and others, according to a Capital News Service computer analysis of ethics forms

Recipients Say Getting Off Welfare Is Hard, Even with Desire

In Annapolis, where the Maryland Legislature passed a welfare reform bill this month, and in Washington, D

Editors: Please hold for release for Monday, April 29.

WASHINGTON – Some top industrial polluters in Maryland blame their size and high production for their large toxic emissions

Editors: Hold for Release for Sunday, April 21.

WASHINGTON – Scientists believe human activities may be contributing to the Baltimore oriole’s decline

Editors: Please hold for release for Sunday, April 21.

WASHINGTON – The fortunes of its orange-and-black-clad baseball namesakes may be on the rise, but those of the Maryland state bird are on a steady decline

Lobbying Data Going On Line, But Not Financial Disclosure

ANNAPOLIS – Today, the only way to find out how much lobbyists spend wining and dining legislators and other officials is to visit the State Ethics Commission in Towson

Campaign Seeks To Give Bicycle Helmets to Needy Children

ANNAPOLIS – Concerned adults in Maryland want children to “protect their melons