Ehrlich Signs First Laws; Vows Tax Veto

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

House OKs Five-Year $30 Million Plan to Eradicate Nutria

WASHINGTON – The House on Tuesday authorized a $30 million, five-year plan to fight nutria, a South American rodent that looks like a rat-tailed beaver and is destroying marshland in Maryland and Louisiana

General Assembly Gives Health Care Good Prognosis

ANNAPOLIS – Health initiatives were among the few winners in this year’s Maryland General Assembly, including two controversial issues – the softening of penalties for the medical use of marijuana and the installation of cameras to monitor nursing home care

At Hyde Field, Teen Dreams Take Flight

CLINTON – Some kids know what they want to be when they grow up, but Sean Bell goes one step farther: he knows exactly what he wants to fly

Group Warns of Bug Spray Hazards

ANNAPOLIS – As the Maryland Department of Agriculture prepares to spray for mosquitoes across the state, public interest groups warned consumers about the possible health risks of some pesticides

Consumers Have Yet to Embrace Online Nursing Home Inspections, Advocates Say

WASHINGTON – A year after the federal government launched a program to increase awareness of nursing home inspection reports, state officials and local advocates say Maryland consumers are still not using the publicly available resources

Lawmakers May Break on Time, But Ehrlich Promises Quick Return

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers may go home on time this session, but Gov