Maryland Orders Farmers Quarantined to Clip Avian Flu

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Department of Agriculture quarantined state poultry farmers Friday as a precaution to suppress the recent outbreak of the avian flu in the Delmarva region

House Approves Relief for Isabel’s Victims

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland House of Delegates Friday unanimously approved a bill to provide relief to the hundreds of families still reeling in the wake of tropical storm Isabel, which swept through the region five months ago

Poultry Poop Power a Possibility

ANNAPOLIS – Environmentalists and lawmakers are divided on the details of a proposal to use poultry manure to generate electricity, an idea that was withdrawn during the 2001 General Assembly

Frush: Bear Hunting Ehrlich Political Payback

ANNAPOLIS – Animal rights activists charged Wednesday that a proposed bear hunting season is less about wildlife supervision than about a political quid pro quo

Avian Flu Testing Zone Expanded

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland agriculture and poultry industry officials continued their efforts to stave off an outbreak of avian flu, announcing they will expand testing for the economically devastating disease to a wider zone of the state’s poultry farms

Lawmakers Say: Pay Up for Pet Crimes

ANNAPOLIS – Cash may not bring your beloved pet poodle back, but it may take the edge off your grief, some Maryland lawmakers say

Environmental Energies Focus on Agenda, Abated on Nominee

ANNAPOLIS – Environmentalists were reserved in their opinion of Kendl Philbrick, who Gov

Bills Try to Preempt Fishing Grounds Closures

ANNAPOLIS – Two Calvert County legislators said they are seeking to defend an American pastime, introducing legislation to secure Maryland’s 700,000 anglers’ right to fish