Maryland

WASHINGTON – Maryland did “very well” in President Clinton’s proposed budget for fiscal 2001, said members of the state’s congressional delegation, citing proposals to improve transportation and protect natural resources here

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers Tuesday questioned the fairness, economic feasibility and necessity of a bill to bring the country’s first state- subsidized commuter air service to rural southern and western Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Legislation boosting sentences for felons convicted of gun crimes continues to gain support in the Maryland General Assembly with House Republicans introducing a bill Tuesday designed to complement existing Democratic bills

ANNAPOLIS – With substantial support from state legislators, Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers Tuesday will begin debating the merits of using the state’s general fund to revive commuter air service between Baltimore- Washington International Airport, Cumberland and Hagerstown and to introduce new service at St

WASHINGTON – Maryland has no chance of sharing in the $175 million that President Clinton has proposed spending for charter schools because the state does not have legislation regulating such schools, state officials said

WASHINGTON – Maryland House incumbents have just under $3 million on hand for their re-election campaigns, 20 times as much as their challengers had in the bank at the end of 1999, according to campaign finance reports

ANNAPOLIS – Three Southern Maryland lawmakers, concerned that roadside requests for cash in Waldorf are creating driving hazards, want to ban such soliciting statewide

ANNAPOLIS – Senate President Thomas V

WASHINGTON – Maybe it’s just because they’ve seen him for eight years now, but President Clinton’s charisma could do little to keep some members of the Maryland delegation from yawning during his State of the Union address