Old Line State Line-up Leads Convention

DENVER – Three Maryland Democratic leaders led the party’s national convention Tuesday in “Renewing America’s Promise,” the theme for the evening

Bios of Democratic National Convention delegates from Districts 1through 4

Congressional District 1:
Clinton:
NANCY VOSS, 75, is a retired kindergarten teacher from Denton

Bios of Democratic National Convention delegates from Districts 5 through 8

Congressional District 5:
Clinton:
BENJAMIN BARNES, 33, is in his second year as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Bios of Add-on delegates, party leaders and super delegates

Add-on delegates, party leaders and super delegates:
CURT ANDERSON, 58, of Baltimore, has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1983

Republican Counts on Friends, Shoe Leather in Bid for 7th District

COLLEGE PARK – Mike Hargadon knows a lot of people and he’s asking every one of them to help him in his bid to unseat seven-term incumbent Rep

Marylanders Outspoken Against Iraq War

WASHINGTON – Her anti-war stance helped her knock off the incumbent in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, and on Wednesday it made Donna Edwards one of the keynote speakers in a day of protests on the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq

Senate Cuts $391 Million From Budget, Rejects Amendment Paving Way For Repeal of Computer Services Tax

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate rejected an amendment to the state budget Wednesday that would have paved the way for repeal of the unpopular computer services tax

Smart Growth Plan Proposed In Anticipation of BRAC-Related Development

ANNAPOLIS – A smart growth initiative for areas likely to be affected by BRAC received wide support from local governments and community groups Wednesday, but some proponents said the plan needs stricter requirements for determining which areas can get benefits

States Win More Time to Devise ‘Real ID’ Driver’s Licenses

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security on Friday extended the deadline for states to make driver’s licenses more secure and meet standards for the federal Real ID Act

^Most Counties Saw a Steep Drop in Sanitary Sewer Spills This Year

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland sanitary sewer systems had recorded the smallest amount of sewage spills in many years through the first nine months of this year, a change largely attributable to the drought