Maryland

Public Financing Act Aims To Keep Campaigns Clean

ANNAPOLIS Public financing of General Assembly campaigns would curb conflicts of interest and open up elections to those with smaller incomes, the lead sponsor of such legislation told the House Commerce and Government Matters committee last week

Supreme Court Passes on Maryland Man’s Battle with IRS

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from a Potomac man who was involved in the largest income tax-evasion case in the state

Burning Chicken Manure Feasible, Study Says

ANNAPOLIS Burning poultry litter for fuel in a state prison is feasible, according to a study released last week, a conclusion that could put Maryland one step closer to combating its chicken manure problem

Airline Passengers Say Price Beats Time

ANNAPOLIS Viki Baxter waited at Baltimore/Washington International Airport for a flight to Atlanta she knew would get her home later than scheduled, but she had no choice

Montgomery County Leads State in Gifts to Clinton Legal Defense

WASHINGTON – Maryland residents gave more than $111,000 last year to help pay the president and first lady’s legal bills, the ninth-largest total from any state, according to data released by the Clinton Legal Expense Trust

Small Town Lands in Big League of Clinton Donors Thanks to Wealthy Brothers

WASHINGTON – The tiny town of Oxford ranked second only to Bethesda in the amount residents sent to the Clinton Legal Expense Trust last year, thanks to a pair of $10,000 contributions from brothers Thomas and Edmund Stanley

Abortion Clinic Workers Get Blast of Reality at Bomb Demonstration

FORT MEADE – Maryland abortion clinics have largely escaped the violent attacks by anti-abortion activists that have shattered clinics elsewhere in the nation

Girl Scouts Make Room for Patch on Domestic Violence Programs

WASHINGTON – Some Maryland Girl Scouts may soon have a different patch sharing space on their uniforms with the traditional camping and hiking patches — one that says “Stop Domestic Violence

Mr. Rogers Woos Maryland Tech Workers to Their ‘Pennsylvania Neighborhood’

WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania has unleashed a secret weapon in its fight to lure high-tech workers back from Maryland and other states: Mister Rogers