Experts: Md. Economy in Good Health Despite Rise in Bankruptcies

WASHINGTON – Despite a 20 percent increase in bankruptcy filings last year in Maryland, the state’s economy has not suffered and will likely continue to prosper, experts say

So. Md. Transportation Bill Half-Way There

ANNAPOLIS- Efforts to override the veto of a bill that would establish a commission to study transportation needs in rapidly-growing Southern Maryland have stalled in the House of Delegates after easily moving through the state Senate

Most Senate Hopefuls Face Off for First Time

CHEVY CHASE – As current senators questioned Judge Samuel A

State Judges Seek Larger Jury Pool

ANNAPOLIS- In an effort to ease the pressure on the state’s busiest court systems, Maryland judges asked the General Assembly Thursday to relax restrictions on potential jurors with criminal records and to increase penalties for people who fail to answer a summons to jury duty

Dance, Song, Flying Kicks Mark Korean American Day

ANNAPOLIS- Mozart and Rossini didn’t write parts for grunts and groans, but during the Washington Youth Symphony Orchestra’s performance at the Korean American Day Celebration on Thursday, sounds of human exertion punctuated the soft tones of strings and woodwinds

Capital Crimes’ Capitalization Defense Cancelled

WASHINGTON – In what a federal District judge has called an “unusual–if not bizarre” defense strategy, four Maryland men filed motions to drop charges against them, including some carrying the death penalty, in part, because their names were capitalized in court filings

Assembly Overrides Veto of ‘Wal-Mart’ Health Bill

ANNAPOLIS – In a stinging defeat for Gov

Regional Governments Back More Money to Clean Bay

WASHINGTON – A regional government group backed a funding increase for Chesapeake Bay restoration projects Wednesday in endorsing two federal bills

Ehrlich Turns on the Taps for Research Funding

BALTIMORE- Governor Robert L