ANNAPOLIS – In the waning days of the 1999 General Assembly session, Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Tobacco giant Philip Morris will meet with growers in Atlanta next week to discuss alternatives to the auction system – a move that some reports say could affect a $5

ANNAPOLIS – As the General Assembly closed out its 1999 session, Republicans say their successes this year show a resurgence of their minority party in the legislature

ANNAPOLIS – Southern Maryland lawmakers are claiming victory for their farmers at the close of the 1999 General Assembly session – a victory they said was only made possible by tremendous legislative compromises

ANNAPOLIS – Some lawmakers are predicting a rare extension of the 90-day General Assembly session as opponents used delaying tactics in the Senate to prevent a final vote on a 36-cent tobacco tax increase

ANNAPOLIS – It’s 1932, and Thomas Columbus Edwards, then 24, is called to the podium by Maryland Senate President Walter J

ANNAPOLIS – After a slam dunk vote in a key House committee Friday, a bill telling the federal government to keep its hands off Maryland’s tobacco settlement money could see a final vote on the House floor as early as Monday

UPPER MARLBORO – If the farming community ever needed a favor from the state government, it’s now, farm representatives said Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – In an effort to protect cigarette makers involved in last year’s national tobacco settlement, key legislators have proposed a bill that would set up an emergency fund to cover payments to the state if the tobacco industry’s profits drop

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