Maryland

Governors’ Mansions Become Everyone’s with First Ladies’ Book

BETHESDA – Each has a unique story to tell of its history, past occupants and famous visitors

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Farm-Environmental Coalition Wants Halt on Chicken Facilities

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland should declare a two-year moratorium on construction of new chicken growing facilities until poultry manure’s effect on water quality can be determined, a group of chicken growers, farmers and environmentalists said Wednesday

Court of Appeals Reverses Howard County Child Abuse Decision

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals, splitting 4-3, ruled Tuesday that evidence of prior child abuse is admissible in cases against allegedly abusive parents

Maryland Agricultural Exports Up 40 Percent Since 1993

ANNAPOLIS – Driven by more vigorous salesmanship and new free trade agreements, Maryland’s agricultural exports have increased by about 40 percent since 1993 to last year’s total of $247 million, according to the state Department of Agriculture

State To Kick Off Seafood Safety Campaign

ANNAPOLIS – State officials Wednesday will kick off a $500,000 advertising campaign telling Marylanders that this summer’s Pfiesteria outbreak has not compromised the safety of Chesapeake Bay seafood

High Court Lets Stand Eastern Shore Traffic Stop Case

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court let stand a Maryland court ruling that bans police officers from detaining passengers in traffic stops

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GREENBELT – By the time a clerk rolls an overflowing two- tiered document cart into the courtroom, a dozen lawyers and about 50 clients are already milling about – an hour and a half before visiting Judge L

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WASHINGTON – Maryland’s oldest lighthouse, a one-time Western Maryland resort town and a law office that survived the Salisbury fire of 1886 now share a common factor with Graceland and San Simeon: They are in the National Register of Historic Places

Mentoring: An Old Idea with New Promise

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