O’Malley’s BayStat May Control Cleanup Funds

ANNAPOLIS – The allocation of the $50 million annual Chesapeake Bay Trust Fund may be left up to Gov

Paul Supporters’ Passion Infuses Md. Campaign

WASHINGTON – Behind a townhouse in northern Silver Spring, a half-dozen paint-spattered people are raising awareness for maverick presidential candidate Ron Paul

Law Would Punish Drivers With Loose Pets In Pickup Beds

ANNAPOLIS – Delegate Kevin Kelly is “scared to death” when he sees dogs traveling loose in pickup trucks in his rural Allegany County district

Study Author Pans Scrapping Touch-Screen Voting Machines

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s recent decision to dump touch-screen voting machines in favor of a paper ballot system may have been a poor choice, said the lead researcher on a study of voting technology

O’Malley Says Maryland Can Weather Tough Times

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland is facing difficult economic times, but by working together lawmakers will be able to continue investing in public safety, education and other priorities, Gov

Maryland’s College Graduation Rates May Have Peaked

ANNAPOLIS – The graduation rate of students at Maryland’s four-year colleges reached an historic high in 2006, but recent declines in the percentage of freshmen who returned for their second year could mean the positive trend is ending, a higher education official told lawmakers Tuesday

Senators Want To Remember the Gipper

ANNAPOLIS – February is full of days set aside for presidents – Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays, not to mention Presidents Day – and come Feb

Comptroller Peter Franchot Worried About Mortgage Crisis, Economy and Taxes

BETHESDA – The continuing mortgage crisis and the country’s declining economy, as well as the General Assembly’s recently passed computer services tax, will pose problems for Maryland this year, said Comptroller Peter Franchot in his State of the Treasury speech Friday at Chevy Chase Bank Headquarters

^Maryland Voter Registration Deadline Fast Approaching

WASHINGTON – Just a few days remain for Maryland residents to register to vote in the primary election scheduled for Feb