Isabel causes extensive shoreline erosion
The ecological damage to Sharps Point isn't hard to spot. Some of the steep, grassy banks at the mouth of Whitehall Creek in Anne Arundel County are simply gone, wiped...
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Hopefuls relieved by arrests in attacks
Maryland's gubernatorial campaigns joined the rest of the state in expressing relief yesterday over the capture of the men authorities believe are connected to the sniper shootings terrorizing the Washington...
Lt. gov. pledges stricter gun law
Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend said yesterday that she would seek legislation to expand Maryland's ballistic fingerprinting program to include regulated legal assault rifles, her first specific pledge to toughen the...
Ehrlich proposes fiscal remedy for budget shortfall
One day after tax estimates showed an alarming increase in Maryland's projected budget shortfall, Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. announced a partial fiscal plan he says would repair...
Primary now up to Md. voters
Voters go to the polls today to select Democratic and Republican nominees for almost every elected office in Maryland, less than three months after the state's highest court scrambled the...
Inquiry of lawmakers who contacted judges on remapping complete
The General Assembly's ethics committee completed its investigation last night into the actions of six lawmakers who contacted Court of Appeals judges about lawsuits against the state's redistricting plan. But...
Lt. governor draws 40% of funds from outside Maryland
Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is collecting a significantly greater share of her campaign contributions from out of state than Republican Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., according to an analysis of fund-raising...
Townsend holds lead in fund raising
With less than three months to go until the November election, Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend has raised almost $6.7 million in her bid for governor, about $3 million more than...
Townsend announces grant for youth activities program
Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend announced the award of a $10,000 state grant yesterday to provide more Friday evening activities for Baltimore youths, trying to keep them off the streets...
Larson reassures teachers union that he supports its work
SALISBURY - Seeking to assuage concerns about his Republican roots, retired Adm. Charles R. Larson reassured one of the Democratic Party's staunchest support groups yesterday that he strongly backs the...