Ehrlich Fires, Rehires Popular MVA Official

ANNAPOLIS – Popular Motor Vehicle Administrator Anne Ferro was canned by incoming Gov

GOP Claims Eastern Shore Leadership; Launches Bid to Relax Crabbing Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Delegate Kenneth D

Public Charter School Act Returns to General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers are making a new attempt to pass charter school legislation this year, despite the fact that bills regulating the public, secular schools have stalled for the past four consecutive years

State’s Corn, Soybean Harvests Slashed by Drought

WASHINGTON – The drought slashed Maryland’s corn and soybean harvests nearly in half last year, to their lowest levels in more than a decade, according to a report released Friday

Last-minute Dash at Maryland Death Penalty Moratorium Won’t Cross Finish Line

ANNAPOLIS – An emergency bill introduced by the Maryland House of Delegates and Senate to thwart state executions this week will unlikely make it to Gov

Local Groups to Watch INS, As It Begins Watching Saudis, Pakistanis in State

WASHINGTON – Area advocacy groups said they will closely monitor the Immigration and Naturalization Service beginning Monday, when certain Pakistani and Saudi nationals will be required to report for “special registration

Maryland Experienced Double-Digit Growth In Health Spending in Fiscal 2001

WASHINGTON – A state report due out this week is expected to show that Maryland experienced a double-digit increase in healthcare spending in fiscal 2001, a larger increase than previous years and slightly more than the national increase over the same period

2003 Old Farmer’s Almanac Gets Snowfalls on Target

ANNAPOLIS – Don’t put away the shovels and salt just yet: At least two more snowstorms are making their way toward Maryland this winter

Bush Stimulus Plan May Compound Maryland Deficit Woes

ANNAPOLIS – President Bush’s economic stimulus package could add $100 million to $150 million to Maryland’s $1

Death Penalty Moratorium Bill Gets Quick Start in Maryland House

ANNAPOLIS – An emergency bill to stop state executions was introduced in the Maryland House late Wednesday on the heels of a study revealing that the state’s use of the ultimate penalty showed racial bias