ANNAPOLIS – More than half of Maryland’s tobacco farmers have signed contracts not to produce tobacco next year as part of the state’s buy-out program
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Lierman Begs Off Second Challenge of Morella, Urges Shriver to Run
WASHINGTON – Terry Lierman, the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Rep
House Considers Admissibility of Breath Test Refusal
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Thursday approved a measure making a suspected drunken-driver’s refusal to take a breathalyzer test admissible evidence in court
Bill Would Provide Morning-After Pill To Rape Survivors
ANNAPOLIS – All hospitals and health care facilities would be required to tell rape survivors about the “morning-after pill” under a bill heard Thursday in a House committee
Maryland Legislators Rain On Medical Marijuana Bill
ANNAPOLIS – It doesn’t look good for proponents of a bill to remove criminal penalties for ill patients who use pot with their doctor’sapproval
Appeals Court Orders New Hearing on Antitrust Challenge of State’s Liquor Laws
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a lower court erred when it said Maryland’s liquor pricing controls are exempt from the Sherman Antitrust Act
Maryland Schools Superintendent Pushes Reconstitution Plan to Hill Committee
WASHINGTON – Maryland schools Superintendent Nancy S
Statewide Standardized Tests Face Scrutiny Under Bill
ANNAPOLIS – Educators criticized the Maryland School Performance Assessment tests Thursday before a House of Delegates panel, saying they lower morale and creativity in students and frustrate teachers
Montgomery Lawmakers Push Biotech Tax Benefits
ANNAPOLIS – In the wake of the loss of two major biotechnology facilities, Montgomery County officials plugged a tax benefit program designed to attract and keep such companies within Maryland
Montgomery County Executive Douglas M