Editors:Please hold for release for Sunday, Feb. 18, and after.

WASHINGTON – When the Maryland Senate considers a bill to change the state’s ballot access rules, Barbara Robson will be following the proceedings

Prevailing Wage Law Repeal Is Before State Again

ANNAPOLIS – Supporters of a bill to repeal the prevailing wage law, which has failed numerous times in the past, hope this year’s proposal will be pulled through by the pro-business fever in the Legislature

Endorsement Tiff,370

ANNAPOLIS – A state lawmaker from Baltimore, miffed by an editorial in that city’s daily newspaper, wants the General Assembly to agree with him that newspapers should tell their readers whenever their political endorsements reflect their publishers’ views

HUD Gives Technological Boost to Community Involvement

WASHINGTON – Whether it’s for playgrounds, sidewalks, low- income housing or emergency shelters, Marylanders will soon be able to visualize exactly where some federal money is being used in their neighborhoods

Editors: This is a re-transmission of a story previously sent Feb. 7, following a subscriber request.

WASHINGTON – A Democratic challenger for the 1st District seat in Congress has more than twice as much campaign money in the bank as the incumbent, Republican Rep

Gun Control Group Calls for Ban on Gun Company Ads

WASHINGTON – A leading gun control group petitioned the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday to ban all gun advertising that claims handguns make homes safer, alleging the ads are false

Maryland Engineering Students in Car of the Future Contest

COLLEGE PARK – Engineering students from the University of Maryland College Park see the future in the skeletal remains of a glossy red 1995 Dodge Intrepid

Court of Special Appeals Upholds Finneyfrock Murder Conviction

ANNAPOLIS – In his opening statement during the trial last year of a Baltimore County man accused of murdering his parents, a state’s attorney played a recording of gunshots to simulate the killing

Bill Would Encourage Electronic Filing of Campaign Reports

ANNAPOLIS – A state lawmaker invited his colleagues to take a step closer to the Information Age Wednesday by allowing Maryland candidates to file their campaign disclosure reports in electronic form