ANNAPOLIS – Maryland campaign finance reformers have taken aim at the latest vexing election law: campaign committees that support a slate of candidates and allow virtually unlimited flexibility to transfer funds
Jobless Rate Unchanged as Maryland Economic Recovery Lags
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s August unemployment rate of 4
‘Skilled Shooter’ Not Needed For Maryland Slayings, Experts Say
ANNAPOLIS – Police may not be looking for an expert marksman in a killing frenzy that took the lives of at least five Maryland residents Wednesday and Thursday
Calm, Caution Prevail at Grade School Near Site of One of Montgomery Killings
WHEATON – Luxury station wagons and sport-utility vehicles lined the street to Glenallan Elementary School on Thursday afternoon, as calm but wary parents came to pick up children less than a half-mile from one of five Montgomery County slayings
Study Says Thousands of Jobless Marylanders Face Impending Loss of Benefits
WASHINGTON – An estimated 31,400 Marylanders stand to lose unemployment benefits unless Congress acts to pump more money to the state-run programs by the end of the year, according to an independent report released Tuesday
Optimistic Construction Industry Figures Buoy State Economic Experts
BALTIMORE – Maryland’s economic and labor departments released figures Tuesday showing the state’s construction industry may be enjoying a rebound – good news for the state’s lagging economy
Background Checks for Guns Declined in Maryland, Bucking National Trend
WASHINGTON – The number of people seeking gun permits in Maryland last year declined to the lowest number in at least five years, while the number permit applications nationwide rose slightly in 2001, according to state and federal officials
Howard County Delegate Gets Automatic Win, But Still Campaigning Hard
ANNAPOLIS – Howard County Delegate Elizabeth Bobo is campaigning hard this year – but not for herself