Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Southern Maryland tobacco farmers and lawmakers asked a Senate committee Wednesday for $220 million to help cushion the expected economic blow to their markets from ongoing anti-smoking efforts

ANNAPOLIS Gael Whetstone knows it for a fact – seatbelts do work, and teen-agers aren’t always using them

ANNAPOLIS Comptroller William Donald Schaefer and Treasurer Richard Dixon challenged the governor’s handling of the controversial Brookeville and Manchester bypasses, which have run into trouble for not meeting state anti- sprawl objectives

WASHINGTON – When Maryland officials caught six California wineries illegally mailing their product to individuals in the state in 1997, they levied fines ranging from $3,000 to $35,000 on the wineries

WASHINGTON – Poultry industry officials Tuesday attacked Vice President Al Gore’s plan to make them share responsibility with independent farmers for chicken waste, calling the proposal unnecessary and heavy-handed

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ANNAPOLIS Public financing of General Assembly campaigns would curb conflicts of interest and open up elections to those with smaller incomes, the lead sponsor of such legislation told the House Commerce and Government Matters committee last week

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from a Potomac man who was involved in the largest income tax-evasion case in the state

ANNAPOLIS Burning poultry litter for fuel in a state prison is feasible, according to a study released last week, a conclusion that could put Maryland one step closer to combating its chicken manure problem

FORT MEADE – Maryland abortion clinics have largely escaped the violent attacks by anti-abortion activists that have shattered clinics elsewhere in the nation