Maryland

Bill Would Let State Control Orioles and Ravens Ticket Prices

ANNAPOLIS – The Orioles couldn’t sign players like Cal Ripken if the state adopts a proposal to regulate ticket prices at Camden Yards, warned a team representative

Pfiesteria Plan Would Allow Amish Farmers Off the Hook

MECHANICSVILLE – Joe Stoltzfus has lived in the same Amish community here for all of his 56 years

Officials On Both Side Of D.C. Border Shun Retrocession

ANNAPOLIS – Amid the debate on Puerto Rican statehood, House Speaker Newt Gingrich revived an old idea to give Washington, D

Maryland Seeks to Block Other States Same-Sex Marriages

ANNAPOLIS – Same-sex marriages are already outlawed in Maryland

Eastern Shore Secession Plan Gets Cool Reception at Hearing

ANNAPOLIS – Michael Johnstone and five South Dorchester High School classmates did not know when they came to Annapolis Thursday that lawmakers would be debating Eastern Shore secession

Appeals Court Orders Third Trial in Triple-Murder Case

ANNAPOLIS – A Maryland appeals court has again overturned the triple-murder conviction of a Prince George’s County man and ordered a new trial — his third in four years

Two-Time Criminal May Actually be Two Men, Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has thrown out a mandatory 10-year sentence imposed on a two-time drug dealer, claiming that the state failed to prove the same man committed both crimes

Lawmakers Aim to Block Last-Minute Pardons by Governors

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers said Tuesday that it’s wrong for a governor to spring surprises on the people — especially when those surprises could let a convicted murderer go free

Dairy Farmers Push for Authority to Set Minimum Milk Price

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland dairy farmers urged lawmakers Tuesday to support the state’s ailing dairy farms by letting them join six New England states in setting minimum wholesale prices for milk

Court Overturn’s Conviction of Janitor on Shaky Evidence

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Tuesday overturned the theft conviction of a Talbot County high school janitor who was accused of stealing more than $3,000 from school vending machines