One way or another, you’ll pay more to Md.
The long arm of state government is about to reach into your wallet, as lawmakers and Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. debate whether to add a few cents to your...
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Maryland leaders grudgingly agree to aid city again
With a costly aid package for Baltimore schools in the works, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. acknowledged yesterday the risk of alienating state leaders weary of rescuing Maryland's largest and...
Bill on education plan gets tentative House OK
The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval yesterday to a bill that would reaffirm Maryland's commitment to a $1.3 billion-a-year education plan by erasing the chance for lawmakers to say...
GOP plans stand vs. Thornton bill
Urged on by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., House Republicans are planning a united stand today against a proposal that would require the full funding of a landmark education aid...
6,000 attend schools rally
Arriving in buses and carrying light sticks to pierce the dark, thousands of teachers, parents and students marched to the State House last night to implore politicians to honor a...
Md.-owned slots dens a possibility, Busch says
State-owned slots dens could be part of a broad solution to Maryland's school funding needs, House Speaker Michael E. Busch said yesterday in his most extensive comments to date on...
O’Malley says Ehrlich’s cuts may force city to raise taxes
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley said yesterday that he could be forced to raise city income or property taxes if cuts to local governments contained in Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s...
House panel OKs removing vote on Thornton plan
Efforts to preserve a landmark schools funding package moved forward yesterday on two fronts, when a House committee agreed to strip part of the 2002 law that might lead to...
Ehrlich wants to end the Glendening-era Office of Smart Growth
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. wants to abolish the state Office of Smart Growth and fold its sprawl-fighting functions into the Department of Planning, erasing one of the most visible...
Gambling interests pour cash into PAC
A national political committee headed by Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller raised $175,000 from gambling interests in the final six months of last year, according to records released...