Miller Urges Colleagues to Keep Open Mind on Slots, Taxes

ANNAPOLIS – The state Senate’s top leader warned colleagues Thursday not to “draw a line in the sand” over slot machines and new taxes, issues that have polarized lawmakers in recent weeks as possible remedies for a mounting budget deficit

Report Says Abortions Increase in Maryland, Bucking National Trend

WASHINGTON – The number and rate of abortions in Maryland has increased since 1996, putting the state at odds with the overall national decline in abortions, according to a study released this week

Death Penalty Protesters Make Voices Heard at Inaugural Ceremony

ANNAPOLIS – Even on his Inauguration Day, Gov

Ehrlich Inaugurates Republican Era in Maryland State House

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Wednesday inaugurated its first Republican governor in more than three decades and its first statewide elected black official, then buckled up for the next four years of what is likely to be a rough fiscal road

Black & Decker Contract Workers to Also Get Government Help Retooling Careers

WASHINGTON – The federal government said Wednesday that it will extend job retraining benefits to hundreds of contract workers who stand to lose their jobs when Black & Decker’s Easton plant closes this year

Maryland Colleges Back Race-Based Admissions Policies Before Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials are drawing up court papers in support of the University of Michigan’s race-based admissions policy, which President Bush on Wednesday called “divisive, unfair and impossible to square with the Constitution

Legislators Praise Diversity, Bipartisanship Following Ehrlich Speech

ANNAPOLIS – Legislators extolled the historic significance of Lt

With CareFirst Decision Looming, Lawmakers Take Closer Look

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators took a break from the anxiety of the budget on Tuesday and focused on what’s likely to be the next most dominant legislative issue — the CareFirst conversion

Maryland’s New Republican Governor Prepares for Budget Storm

ANNAPOLIS – At noon today, an overhaul of Maryland government officially begins with the inauguration of the first Republican governor in more than three decades — Robert L

Closing Loopholes, Taxing Services Could Fill Budget Slots

ANNAPOLIS – No slots