Anne Arundel Man’s Death Sentence Upheld

ANNAPOLIS – In its second review of the case, Maryland’s highest court Thursday upheld the death sentence of an Anne Arundel County man for the 1993 double-murder of his fiancee and her friend at his fiancee’s home in Severn

Appeals Court Vindicates Elections Official on Nepotism Charge

ANNAPOLIS – A Howard County elections official was cleared by the State Court of Appeals Wednesday of nepotism charges brought by the State Ethics Commission

Governor’s Phone Records Are Public, High Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highest court Tuesday rejected Gov

Statewide Inspection Finds, Fixes, Brake Problems on Six School Buses

A statewide inspection of 590 school buses with potentially defective braking systems uncovered six buses with faulty wiring this week, but all were immediately fixed and are back on the road

Baltimore’s Privatized Schools May Signal a Trend

BALTIMORE – After six years of analyzing schools turning in unsatisfactory test results and poor attendance records, the Maryland State Department of Education has found 93 schools that could be handed over to private corporations for improvement

School Districts Start Happy Scramble for Kindergarten Space

ANNAPOLIS-A state school board proposal to mandate full-day kindergarten has school districts puzzling over how to provide classrooms for what amounts to a doubling of students for many schools

Democrats Will Use Convention to One-Up GOP on Claim of Inclusiveness

Just as the Republicans did at their national convention, Democrats this week will take the opportunity of the convention to market their party as unified and diverse

Democratic Delegation Strives for Community Cross-Section

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland delegation to next week’s Democratic National Convention is more diverse than the state as a whole, and considerably more diverse than the delegation that attended the GOP’s convention

Maryland Convention Speakers Shine Spotlight on State

Maryland will be well represented at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, with both the president of the state Senate and the lieutenant governor set for speaking roles next week

Maryland Korean War Vets Honored to be Convention Honor Guard

PHILADELPHIA – Jack Cloman is a registered Democrat, but Thursday night he was one of the stars at the Republican National Convention