ANNAPOLIS – Just days before the close of the 1995 legislative session, state lawmakers approved a reduction in closing costs for first-time home buyers, lauding it as an economic development step

ANNAPOLIS – Recognizing the Congressional mood to give states more flexibility in welfare reform, the Maryland General Assembly made a bipartisan push this session for its own welfare- to-work programs

ANNAPOLIS – As Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Although education was named a top concern on Gov

WASHINGTON – Recycling has taken root at Greenbelt Park

ANNAPOLIS – Solid support for environmental legislation in the 1995 session came from both Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, environmental advocates said

ANNAPOLIS – The 1995 legislative session was marked by frequent clashes between environmental and business interests, but ended with few achievements for either side

COLLEGE PARK, Md

ANNAPOLIS – With the touchy issue of tighter gun control off the table until at least 1996, state lawmakers didn’t have much to croon about with respect to crime legislation as the General Assembly came to a close

ANNAPOLIS — The final hours of the 1995 General Assembly resembled Monday’s gray weather — alternately intense and drab