Bush Commemorates World AIDS Day in Maryland

MOUNT AIRY – President Bush praised the missionary work of Maryland volunteers Friday in commemorating World AIDS Day with a request to Congress to double funding for his AIDS relief initiative to $30 billion for the next five years

^The Tax Man Stayeth: Franchot Says He’s Happy in Comptroller’s Job

ANNAPOLIS – Less than a year into his tenure, and staring down the job of collecting billions in newly approved taxes, Comptroller Peter Franchot said he is happy in his job and hopes to finish his political career in his current office

Landlords Can’t Turn Away Section 8 Tenants, Court of Appeals Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County landlords cannot turn away low-income renters simply because they receive federal Section 8 housing assistance, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday

Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Huge Allegany County Development

ANNAPOLIS – Not even Maryland’s most rural areas will be safe from urban sprawl if a 4,300-unit housing development is approved in Allegany County, opponents told the Maryland Court of Appeals on Thursday

State Foreclosure Rise Prompts Task Force to Call for Corrective Measures

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland needs to change its mortgage laws, improve outreach to vulnerable borrowers and create emergency funds for families in mortgage trouble if it is going to stem a rising foreclosure rate, a task force said Thursday

Maryland Primary Race Gets Another Runner

PASADENA – The race to claim the Republican nomination for Maryland’s 1st Congressional District seat got more crowded Thursday

Immigrants Stick With Spanish, Study Says

WASHINGTON – When Cecilia Rojas moved to Maryland from Peru 20 years ago, she spoke no English

Court of Special Appeals Rejects ‘Unfair’ Medicaid-Eligibility Practice

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals ruled Wednesday that the state health department was using too-strict a standard in determining Medicaid eligibility for at-home health services

Peace Conference Protesters Are ‘People We Aren’t Used to Seeing in Annapolis’

ANNAPOLIS – Bearded Orthodox Jews, guitar-strumming Israel supporters and a dancing Condoleezza Rice impersonator, among others, congregated outside the Naval Academy’s main gate Tuesday while a conference inside talked about Middle East peace

Lieutenant Governor Tells Lobbyists Maryland Is Ready for BRAC

WASHINGTON – The budget passed by the Maryland General Assembly earlier this month will pave the way for a surge of new residents from the military Base Realignment and Closure process, Lt