Farmers Descend on Annapolis for First Pfiesteria Hearing

ANNAPOLIS – Paul Miller Jr

Hundreds of Farmers to Rally Against Glendening Pfiesteria Plan

ANNAPOLIS – Farm groups will bus hundreds of their members to Annapolis on Wednesday and unleash them on lawmakers considering new rules to prevent another pfiesteria outbreak in the Chesapeake Bay

Appeals Court Ruling Tightens Leash on Pet Owners

ANNAPOLIS – Attorneys said that a decision published Friday by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals will give victims of dog attacks a powerful tool for suing the animals’ owners

Rural Lawmakers’ Pfiesteria Plan Spreads Chicken Manure Around

ANNAPOLIS – Rural lawmakers Thursday unveiled their own plan to fight pfiesteria, including an “aggressive” proposal to ship as much as 180,000 tons of chicken manure off the lower Eastern Shore

Jailed Dad Can’t be Made to Pay Child Support, Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals on Wednesday ordered a new hearing for a father who was billed for five years of child support that accrued while he was in prison

Court Upholds Mandatory 25-Year Sentence for Career Burglar

ANNAPOLIS – A Maryland appeals court Wednesday upheld the mandatory 25-year jail term for a burglar who was sentenced just one day before lawmakers moved to relax the “three strikes, you’re out” law that put him behind bars

Conviction for Baltimore Shooting Spree Upheld

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Tuesday upheld the attempted-murder conviction of a Baltimore man who opened fire on three men whose double-parked car was blocking his way

Shore Delegates Ready to Push Their Own Pfiesteria Plan

ANNAPOLIS – Eastern Shore lawmakers will unveil their own bill this week to fight pfiesteria, setting up a showdown with the Glendening administration over the toxic microbe

First Phase of Income Tax Cut Hardly Noticed in Paychecks

Ed Johnson won’t be going on a shopping spree anytime soon with the money he will save on a state income tax cut that took effect Jan