Editors: Hold for Release for Sunday, April 21.

WASHINGTON – Scientists believe human activities may be contributing to the Baltimore oriole’s decline

Many Legislators Do Not Disclose All Gifts, Analysis Finds

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers are not fully disclosing all the gifts they receive from lobbyists, interest groups and others, according to a Capital News Service computer analysis of ethics forms

Meals, Sporting Events among Gifts to Legislators

ANNAPOLIS – Being a Maryland legislator has its perks

House Passes Anti-terrorism Bill With Help From Maryland Members

WASHINGTON – With the help of six of seven Maryland members, the House passed a bill Thursday that would attempt to prevent terrorism and restrict appeals of death row inmates

Editors: ADDS information on the disposition of Kimble’s civil suits to the paragraphs before the last.

John Kimble says he is running for Congress because he’s “just your average Joe

Naval Academy Midshipmen Indicted for Car Theft Conspiracy

In the latest of a series of scandals to rock the Naval Academy in a week, two current and three former midshipmen have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Baltimore for conspiring to traffic in stolen cars

Analysis Shows Group Lobbying Is Widespread, Expensive

ANNAPOLIS – Lobbyists spent nearly $400,000 during the 1995 General Assembly session wining and dining groups of state lawmakers, according to a computer analysis of State Ethics Commission records

Wynn’s Challenger Says He’s Just Average, But Lawsuits Have Embroiled Him

John Kimble says he is running for Congress because he’s “just your average Joe