Archive for: March 2008

Rep. Albert Wynn, who was defeated in the Democratic primary by Donna Edwards, is resigning from Congress to take a job in a D.C. law firm. Wynn’s move will probably force a special election, with all the cost …

Baltimore Sun
Marylanders saw a bigger average increase in personal income last year than in 2006, according to new government estimates.

Personal income in the state was about $46,000 per person last year, up 2.2 percent from a year earlier, adjusting …

WJZ
Federal agents have arrested man accused of killing a Baltimore handyman who apparently disposed of drugs the suspect and his friends had stashed.

The U.S. Marshal’s Service says investigators with the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Kevin Armstead on …

WBAL.com
WBAL News has learned that talks between O’Malley Administration officials and Constellation Energy to settle a pair of lawsuits, have led to an out of court settlement.

Governor Martin O’Malley is expected to announce details of the settlement, this afternoon.

Sources …

WBAL TV
An antimissile system that could protect commercial airlines from handheld missile fire was unveiled at BWI Thurgood Marshall airport on Wednesday.

The system was developed and tested by Northrop Grumman. The company said it will protect planes from …

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WBAL.com
The Delaware Human Relations Commission is investigating an allegation that a teacher in the Indian River School District told her fifth-grade class that she would not vote for presidential candidate Barack Obama because …

WBAL.com
Governor O’Malley met for about 50 minutes tonight with legislative leaders regarding whether to repeal the state’s sales tax on computer services.

The extension of the state’s 6% sales tax is due to take effect in July, though the governor …

WBAL TV
A UMBC student is recovering at a hospital after she was attacked at a bar in Fells Point over the weekend.

Earica Flood, 22, was attacked early Sunday morning at Cheerleaders Bar on Broadway near the square in Fells …

Baltimore Sun
Howard County’s innovative health access plan for uninsured residents will also have a dental component, county officials announced yesterday.

Residents who enroll in the Healthy Howard program, due to begin Oct. 1, will be eligible for discounts of 35 …

WBAL.com
Wednesday morning the Committee on Finance of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will meet at UMBC and proposed increases in room and board and parking will be presented.

A preliminary decision will be made and then …