Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – New federal rules expediting stiffer mileage requirements for cars and trucks were finalized in Washington Thursday in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependency on foreign oil

UPPER MARLBORO – Boots with blue jeans and suits with ties gathered over donuts Thursday morning to discuss the issues facing Maryland’s farmers

COLLEGE PARK – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was less celebratory Thursday than he’s been in the nearly two weeks since the passage of historic health care reform, striking a gloomy tone as he spoke about America’s troubled fiscal future

COLLEGE PARK – The University of Maryland Office of Student Conduct will no longer be able to keep student disciplinary proceedings on sexual assault private, according to an Attorney General’s opinion obtained by Capital News Service

WASHINGTON – National Census Day is Thursday — the federal government’s reminder to get those census forms in post haste and save money

WASHINGTON – Maryland environmental groups were outraged over President Obama’s announcement Wednesday lifting the 20-year ban on offshore drilling, saying the move could have disastrous effects on the Chesapeake Bay

ANNAPOLIS – The House Judiciary Committee struck down articles of impeachment against Attorney General Douglas Gansler Wednesday afternoon at a hastily called hearing following a dramatic morning on the House floor

WASHINGTON – Maryland Natural Resources Police spent the winter cracking down on oyster violations and poaching problems, so with that season coming to a close, you think they’d get a breather

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland fishermen say new federal regulations on sea scallops benefit large fishing companies in New England — and put small boats out of business

ANNAPOLIS – Sometimes the stuff everyone thinks should be against the law, well, isn’t