Maryland

Democratic Underdog For Governor Campaigning Hard in Final Days

ANNAPOLIS – Despite numerous predictions that Gov

Thumbnail Sketches of Lt. Gov. Candidates

Here are thumbnail sketches of each of the lieutenant governor candidates running in Tuesday’s primary, along with responses to two questions:

DEMOCRATS CANDIDATE: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

RUNNING MATE: Gov

Maryland’s Online Gains Eclipsed by Progress of Other States

WASHINGTON – Even though it made progress in its use of digital technology, Maryland fell from fifth to 11th place this year in an annual report on the states’ online services

Pro-Choice Lobby Endorses Boozer and Lawlah

ANNAPOLIS – An abortion-rights group has endorsed the re- election bids of state senators from Prince George’s and Baltimore counties in an attempt to prevent passage next year of a bill that would take away abortion rights

Appeals Court Orders New Trial in Baltimore Insurance Dispute

A federal appeals court ordered a new trial for a Baltimore couple who sued their insurance agency for property damages, saying their agent had a responsibility to sell them the appropriate type of coverage

Appeals Court Hears Child Visitation Case For Gay Father

ANNAPOLIS – An attorney for a divorced mother argued to Maryland’s highest court Wednesday that her ex-husband’s gay partner should be banned during her children’s visits, because of his negative impact on them

Washington, Baltimore at Top of Sprawling Cities List

WASHINGTON – Baltimore and Washington are among the worst cities in the nation for suburban sprawl and are on pace to consume 40,000 acres of Maryland farmland for housing by the year 2006, according to a report released Wednesday

Ethics Commission Recommends Changes to State Law

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland moved a step closer Tuesday to revamping its decades-old state ethics law

U. Md. President Calls Campus Racial Incident Sickening

University of Maryland President Clayton Daniel “Dan” Mote Jr