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Maryland daily news roundup

Bay goals downgraded



The federal government is putting the Chesapeake Bay on a pollution diet, but officials say it can be a little less strict than in the past.
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Montgomery might sue state over school funding law



Top Montgomery County officials threatened Thursday to sue the state and "aggressively pursue" legislation that would change state law after Maryland's attorney general found that the county had failed to meet the state's minimum level of funding for education. The opinion renders it potentially liable for millions of dollars in penalties.
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Plan for I-270 light rail gains steam


Routing a transit line closer to the Kentlands and through two developments planned for west Gaithersburg would draw as many as 42,000 daily boardings, enough to make either a light rail line or busway in the Interstate 270 corridor eligible for federal money, according to a state study released Thursday.   Read More
U-Md. students protest official's firing


Several hundred students marched Thursday to the administration building at the University of Maryland to protest the firing of a popular diversity officer in one of the largest demonstrations at the College Park campus since the Vietnam War era.   Read More
States urge stiffer anti-pollution laws


Twelve states, including Maryland, and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.   Read More
Young people at center of politics, Steele says


BALTIMORE -- The Republican National Committee chairman told a Johns Hopkins University student audience Thursday night that they were "not the future" of politics, but were in fact at the center of it today.   Read More
Case involving problematic gang law postponed to January


Dajuan A. Marshall does not deny being a member of the Spyder gang, a Bloods sect, according to his defense attorney.   Read More
Waiting to learn who pays Dixon's legal bills


BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's legal bills, racked up during a years-long corruption probe that has led her to enlist seven criminal defense attorneys for a theft trial next week, could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, legal observers say.   Read More
Officials look to update child support rules


BALTIMORE — Maryland officials are proposing the first increase to recommended child support payments in 20 years.   Read More
Maryland in-state tuition falls below national average


WASHINGTON -- It's cheaper to go to college in-state, especially if you live in Maryland.   Read More
Governor Photo
 
Gov. Martin O'Malley (D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

 

State capital: Annapolis
State nickname: The Old Line State
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D)
Secretary of State John McDonough (D)
Attorney General Doug Gansler (D)
Senate President: Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D)
House Speaker: Michael Busch (D)
 
   


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