Company that Sells Anthrax Leaves Maryland for Virginia

ANNAPOLIS – The Rockville company that sold cultures of anthrax and the bubonic plague to two Nevada men recently is moving its 230 high-tech jobs to Northern Virginia this month

Bills Would Ease Access to Computerized Records, Pension Data

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s public records laws need to be beefed up to ensure that “what’s reasonably accessible is given to us,” media representatives told a House committee Thursday

State Dinosaur Lumbers Toward Official Recognition

ANNAPOLIS – Some of the state’s youngest residents stood confidently in front of a Senate committee Thursday to speak on behalf of one of Maryland’s oldest residents

Appeals Court Chides Judge With Hand in Cookie Jar

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals lectured a Baltimore Circuit Court judge this week on the potentially corruptive influences of chocolate chip cookies in a courtroom

`Poor Judgment’ Can Void Unemployment Claims, Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – Two former Anne Arundel County nursing home employees who were fired for neglecting an ailing patient must pay back unemployment benefits they received as a result, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled

Ficker Loses Law License, Sees Political Motives

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highest court has suspended Robin Ficker’s license to practice law, an action that the Bethesda lawyer, gadfly and noted sports fan said was motivated by politics

Bill Would Reduce Drunken Driving Limit From .10 to .08

ANNAPOLIS – Supporters of a bill to lower Maryland’s drunken driving limit argued Wednesday that the change could save 23 lives and prevent 1,300 injuries a year in Maryland

Dairy Farmers Lose Battle for Minimum Wholesale Milk Price

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers said Wednesday that a plan to let state dairy farmers set minimum milk prices is all but dead this year, after a decisive defeat by a Senate committee

Court Gives Judges More Leeway in `Career Offender’ Cases

ANNAPOLIS – A federal appeals court on Wednesday made it easier for judges to examine details of criminals’ previous convictions to determine if, for sentencing purposes, they are “career offenders

Businesses Blast Bill Aimed at Tobacco Recovery Suit

ANNAPOLIS – A bill that would strengthen the state’s chances in its lawsuit against the tobacco industry was attacked Tuesday by business leaders who said it would target “deep-pocket” companies