State buys pivotal resignation letter
Almost 223 years after George Washington strode into the Maryland Statehouse to resign as head of the Continental Army, the state Board of Public Works agreed Wednesday to buy the...
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Governor’s supporters cool their heels in Annapolis
In Annapolis tradition, legislative committees usually schedule hearings on bills dealing with similar topics on the same day. But yesterday's agenda in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee raised eyebrows in...
Ehrlich says decision on execution was difficult
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that the decision to allow this week the second execution of his term came after extensive review of the case and consideration of...
An early edge for Ehrlich’s rivals
One year before the 2006 statewide election, Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. trails his two chief rivals, with many voters approving the incumbent's job performance but signaling a desire...
Md. OKs security upgrades for port
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved nearly $6 million in security upgrades for the port of Baltimore yesterday, despite worries from the governor and state treasurer about whether a...
Ehrlich proposes study on personnel law
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. suggested yesterday that the General Assembly abandon its probe into his administration's firing practices and instead work with him on a bipartisan study of state...
Firing inquiry won’t be partisan, say legislators
Legislative leaders repudiated criticism yesterday of their committee to investigate Ehrlich administration personnel practices, saying that the probe is not a partisan exercise but an attempt to ensure the quality...
Democrat wants Finney to skip inquiry
In the continuing verbal tussle over an impending legislative investigation into Ehrlich administration personnel practices, a Montgomery County delegate demanded yesterday that the governor's chief counsel recuse himself from the...
Steele complains of bias in firings-probe panel
Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele said yesterday that if legislators the governor considers biased serve on a panel investigating his firing practices, the administration won't cooperate with the panel. Steele...
Humble origins no barrier to success, Ehrlich tells Hispanic students at symposium
It's a long half-mile from the working-class Arbutus apartments where he grew up to the university classroom where he lectured yesterday, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said. But he told...