Port Officials and Environmentalists Clash Over Anti-Dumping Bill

ANNAPOLIS – An army of state officials and port workers battled U

Democratic Senate Hopefuls Have Yet to Meet Face to Face, As Primary Looms

WASHINGTON – Maryland Democratic Party Executive Director Rob Johnson sees little need for a debate in the party’s upcoming Senate primary

Rush to Develop Alternatives Makes Chicken Manure a Hot Commodity

WASHINGTON – Businesses appear to be lining up to take manure off poultry farms and haul it into money-making operations ranging from composting to electric power generation

State Finds Plenty of Takers for Funds to Find New Use for Poultry Manure

WASHINGTON – The state has approved more than $2 million in grants and loans to help businesses find innovative ways to use animal waste from Maryland farms, according to a report sent to the governor this week

Women’s Heart Disease Highest in Far Corners of State, Study Finds

WASHINGTON – Women on the Lower Shore and in far Western Maryland are more likely to die of heart disease than women in central and urban counties, according to a report released last week

Maryland Accused of Hoarding Cash for Poor Families

WASHINGTON – Maryland was sitting on $99

Cancer Victims’ Survivors Bring Emotional Pleas to Medical Marijuana Debate

ANNAPOLIS – When Darrell Putman got so sick from the cancer in his body that only smoking marijuana would stimulate his appetite, his wife did the only thing she could — she turned to her teen-age relatives to find the drug

Lawmakers Consider Special Education Extension

ANNAPOLIS – Special education students could stay in school longer under a measure debated in a Maryland House committee Tuesday

Task Force Needed to Address Nurse Shortage, Lawmakers Say

ANNAPOLIS – A nursing shortage could be jeopardizing patient care throughout Maryland, a condition that has lawmakers seeking a remedy