Education Board Cuts Two School Make-up Days

BALTIMORE – Students in Maryland public schools will not be required to make up two of the school days canceled because of bad weather, the Maryland State Board of Education decided Tuesday

Lawmakers Want Accountability for Economic Development Aid

ANNAPOLIS – Legislators want companies held more accountable for the jobs and capital investment they are supposed to bring in exchange for state loans or grants — but they’re torn over just how much accountability

Stadium Votes,305

ANNAPOLIS – In the Legislature’s first vote on the state’s controversial NFL deals, the House Appropriations Committee gave an overwhelmingly favorable report Friday to two bills concerning the proposed stadium at Baltimore’s Camden Yards

Davis Promises Bill to Overhaul Management of Blue Plains

WASHINGTON – Legislation to give some management control of the Blue Plains sewage treatment plant to suburban counties is on the way, said Republican Rep

Pot Reversal,285

ANNAPOLIS – A student lawyer persuaded the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to throw out the marijuana conviction of a Prince George’s County man

Editors: Please hold for release for Sunday, Feb. 25, and after.

WASHINGTON – As president, Tyrese Ross Lloyd says, she would make sure people get more leisure time

Shame Touted as Weapon to Fight Youth Crime

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers wrestling with the burgeoning problem of juvenile crime should follow the ancient example of New Zealand tribes and “shame” youthful offenders into going straight, a University of Maryland criminologist argues

Legislative Scholarship Bills Face Likely Death for 9th Year

ANNAPOLIS – For at least the ninth year, Annapolis lawmakers are taking up the controversial legislative scholarship program, the only one of its kind in the nation