Michael Dresser

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. gave an upbeat assessment of the state of his legislative agenda yesterday, but warned lawmakers about "very troublesome" attempts by the General Assembly to encroach...

The House of Delegates voted by a veto-proof majority yesterday to curb the power of the governor and Board of Public Works to cut state spending outside the session without...

Two House committees approved an increase in the state's vehicle registration fees yesterday, but excised other key revenue-producing components, including surcharges on fines for moving violations and drunken driving. The...

By spurning the state's terms for a bailout of Baltimore's financially troubled school system, Mayor Martin O'Malley has embarked on a high-risk political strategy that could lead to great rewards...

Some of Maryland's leading urban legislators are vowing to oppose Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s $320 million-a-year proposal to raise money for transportation projects unless he corrects what they perceive...

Pushing aside the misgivings of the Ehrlich administration, legislative leaders said yesterday that they plan to make homeowners with septic systems pay the same surcharge to protect the Chesapeake Bay...

The Ehrlich administration called yesterday for a radical rewriting of a bill sponsored by House Speaker Michael E. Busch that would encourage greater use of "clean" energy sources, contending that...

Kendl P. Philbrick, who a year ago was being portrayed as a "nightmare" for conservationists, won the unanimous approval of a Senate committee last night for confirmation as Maryland's secretary...