ANNAPOLIS – When 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