Category: State Roundup

State roundup: Montgomery Co approves $6.7B budget with 4.7% tax hike; spat simmers between House of Delegates leaders

A former Baltimore County official accused of stealing almost $110,000 from a campaign to reelect a former Baltimore County Council member pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony theft scheme and one count of perjury. William “Chris” McCollum had been charged with 21 counts of felony theft, embezzlement and perjury.

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State Roundup: Like everyone else, Marylanders are growing older; militia advocate condemned for inciting fear; 130 inmates still await move to hospitals

Maryland is no Brigadoon: Census finds that, like the rest of the country, Maryland’s population is growing older; Attorney General Brown calls for federal crackdown on Tranq; gun-toting militia advocate condemned for inciting fear; 130 inmates still await move to state hospitals.

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State Roundup: Common Cause seeks transparency in search for new elections admin; doctors on trial on conspiracy, data disclosure in Russia case; a college student’s project becomes a state law

Common Cause seeks transparency over search for new state elections administrator; a Bowie student’s college project now a state law to offer emergency contraception on campus; doctors go on trial over HIPAA disclosures, conspiracy in Russia probe.

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