^Two Maryland Streams Get Millions of Gallons in Sewage Overflows Every Year

ANNAPOLIS – Ray Morgan says Georges Creek is better than it was 20 years ago, when he got “the worst sore throat I ever had” from just standing in the Allegany County creek

Appeals Court Rejects Self-Defense Claim in 2005 School Killing

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has rejected a teenager’s claim that she acted in self-defense when she stabbed a 15-year-old girl to death at a 2005 high school football game

Landlords Can’t Turn Away Section 8 Tenants, Court of Appeals Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County landlords cannot turn away low-income renters simply because they receive federal Section 8 housing assistance, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday

Comptroller’s Office Gearing Up to Collect Slew of New Taxes

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will be ready to collect the $1

Court of Special Appeals Rejects ‘Unfair’ Medicaid-Eligibility Practice

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals ruled Wednesday that the state health department was using too-strict a standard in determining Medicaid eligibility for at-home health services

^Special Session Tax on Cheap Cigars is a Near-Miss

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers increased taxes on cigarettes during the special session, but the loosie slipped through their fingers

Annapolis Locals Lukewarm to Prospect of Mideast Peace Talks in their City

ANNAPOLIS – Annapolis residents and officials largely shrugged at the news their city could play host next week to a Mideast peace conference

Thanksgiving Travelers Undaunted by Record November Gas Prices, Officials Say

ANNAPOLIS – Joel Adamos likes to go on road trips during holidays, but not this Thanksgiving — record-high gas prices are one reason he will be staying home

House Wrangles Into the Night Over Proposed $1.4 Billion Tax Plan

ANNAPOLIS – A House committee Saturday approved an overhaul of Maryland’s tax structure that would bring in $1

Senate Sneaks Out Tax Bill, Now Waits for House Action

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate narrowly swatted away a Republican-led filibuster Friday, then passed a tax plan that will collect over a $1 billion of new revenues by a one-vote margin