Maryland Court Officials Make Pro Bono Check in the Mail

WASHINGTON – Lawyers and court officials hope a new mandatory pro bono reporting form being mailed to attorneys this week will spur them to donate more legal help to charities and indigent clients

University System of Maryland Considers Mid-year Tuition Increase

ANNAPOLIS – Bracing for the possibility of more budget cuts, University System of Maryland officials announced this week that students at the state’s 11 public colleges and universities could face a mid-year tuition increase

Maryland Support of Local Education Costs Comes Up Short, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Maryland ranks 47th in the nation in the percentage of state aid it provides to public school students, a practice that creates inequity in school funding across the state, according to a recent national report

Extension of Jobless Benefits Could Reach 20,000 Marylanders

WASHINGTON – President Bush signed a bill Wednesday extending federal unemployment benefits for about 20,000 jobless people in Maryland, and about 2

Maryland, D.C. Decry Move to Put Homeland Security headquarters in Virginia

WASHINGTON – Maryland and Washington, D

General Assembly First Day Comes With Sweeping Changes

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly opened its 417th session under rare circumstances — a new House speaker, the first black lieutenant governor- elect and the first Republican governor in 30 years set to take office

Schools Top Johnson’s Legislative Agenda for Prince George’s

ANNAPOLIS – Securing and maintaining funding for schools and neighborhoods was at the top of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson’s agenda for the 2003 General Assembly, which began Wednesday

Glendening, Schaefer All Smiles As Board Postpones Racial Profiling Settlement

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Board of Public Works Wednesday postponed a vote on a racial profiling settlement at Gov