WASHINGTON – A state amusement ride inspections database contains errors that could compromise ride safety, according to a Capital News Service analysis of the database
College Park Students Campaign for Sudan Divestment Bill
ANNAPOLIS – They spent only a few minutes testifying before a committee of the Maryland House of Delegates, but to the group of students from the University of Maryland, College Park, it was the culmination of months of work on a foreign cause that hit home for them
Low-Income Families Now Less Likely to Own Homes
WASHINGTON – Homeownership rates for low-income families with children have fallen over the last 25 years as result of rising housing costs and changes in family composition, a new study says
On BGE Increases, Time is Short, and So Is Patience
ANNAPOLIS – As the Maryland Senate wound up its morning session Thursday, Sen
O’Malley Joins Gubernatorial Opponents’ Calls for Crime Audits
ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley said Thursday he welcomes a statewide audit of crime statistics and expressed confidence it would show that the city’s figure are accurate
College Students Popular Choices as Substitute Teachers
LOVEVILLE – Jason Kramer scrunches his 6-foot frame into a tiny wooden chair, as a group of playful four-year-olds serve him plastic roasted chicken, plastic cupcakes and a plastic grilled cheese sandwich
House Passes Bill to Ban Funeral Protests
ANNAPOLIS – Disgusted by a recent protest at the funeral of a soldier in Carroll County, where gay marriage opponents carried signs disparaging American war dead, the House passed a bill Wednesday to ban such demonstrations at funerals
Poll: Montgomery Dems ICC Support Fades
ROCKVILLE – Environmental and civic groups produced ammunition for their fight against the Inter-county Connector Wednesday in unveiling poll numbers that they say show a majority of Montgomery County residents want to reconsider the highway