20 Years Without Parole Ruled Too Harsh for Drug Dealer

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a sentence of 20 years without parole was too harsh for a man caught with 209 grams of crack cocaine

House Bill Devised to Help Disabled Could Disrupt Hyatt Project

ANNAPOLIS – A Dorchester County official is worried that a House bill urging companies to hire disabled people could interfere with Hyatt Hotels’ plans for a $152 million resort in Cambridge

Eastport Ends “Secession” From Annapolis With Bridge Reopening

ANNAPOLIS – The Maritime Republic of Eastport “rejoined” Annapolis Friday, ending its fictional secession from the city with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the bridge linking the two communities

Proposal to Fingerprint Welfare Recipients Raises Eyebrows

ANNAPOLIS – A Maryland lawmaker who wants to fingerprint welfare recipients said the program could ultimately save the state $15 million a year in welfare fraud

Bill Would Cut Benefits to Intoxicated Workers

ANNAPOLIS – A proposal to deny workers’ compensation to employees who were drunk or on drugs when they were hurt on the job was attacked Thursday as “an attempt to deny benefits to workers in Maryland

Farmers Descend on Annapolis for First Pfiesteria Hearing

ANNAPOLIS – Paul Miller Jr

Woman Unwillingly Bequeaths Estate to Brother

ANNAPOLIS – About the only thing Margaret Binco’s four wills had in common was that none listed her brother as a beneficiary

Bill Aims to Rein in Bounty Hunters

ANNAPOLIS – Bounty hunter Steven Engelman has retrieved bail jumpers accused of everything from theft to murder, but he said he has never had to use his gun to bring his man in

Scholarship Aims to Nurture Home-Grown Scientists

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland could be losing out on as much as $1 billion in high-tech salaries each year and state officials are looking for a way to recover that potential tax base

Hundreds of Farmers to Rally Against Glendening Pfiesteria Plan

ANNAPOLIS – Farm groups will bus hundreds of their members to Annapolis on Wednesday and unleash them on lawmakers considering new rules to prevent another pfiesteria outbreak in the Chesapeake Bay