Tag: Maryland

Montgomery County Council members: Bag tax might be excessive

Kate Jacobson · March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Md. Senate passes synthetic pot ban

Andy Brownfield · March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Girl, man shot in Montgomery County home invasion

Scott McCabe · March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Maryland recommends closing Randolph Road at train tracks, angering drivers

Kate Jacobson · March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Montgomery County currently taxes plastic bags, but the County Council is considering an outright ban. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Montgomery County considers banning plastic bags

Kate Jacobson · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

The Maryland Senate approved Gov. Martin O'Malley's nearly $37 billion budget Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Maryland Senate passes budget

Andy Brownfield · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

All passengers in a motor vehicle would be required to wear a seat belt under a bill given preliminary approval by Maryland's state Senate on Wednesday. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Maryland Senate gives seatbelt bill preliminary approval

Andy Brownfield · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

Prince George's County libraries won't reduce hours in the proposed county budget, but the library system may completely stop purchasing DVDs. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Prince George’s County libraries cut managers, mull movie moratorium

Matt Connolly · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

THe Maryland Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would require contractors and subcontractors working on public projects to buy and use American-made goods. (Photo: Thinkstock)

State Senate wants Maryland to buy American

Andy Brownfield · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

A bill before a Maryland senate panel would stop the state's new Educator Evaluation System from being implemented in the 2013-2014 school year unless the state restructures its standardized test requirements. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Montgomery County educators push for delay of new teacher evaluation system

Andy Brownfield · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

Two men convicted for Prince George’s shooting deaths

Naomi Jagoda · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

Smoking in a vehicle with a child under the age of 8 would be prohibited under a bill passed by the Maryland Senate on Wednesday. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Maryland bill bans smoking in cars with children

Andy Brownfield · March 20, 2013 4:00 am