New DNR Clam Harvest Rules Loom

ANNAPOLIS – The Department of Natural Resources must come up with a new plan to determine the legal size limit of hardshell clams, a legislative review committee ruled Thursday

Marine Loan Companies See Strong Business at Boat Shows

ANNAPOLIS – A strong economy and low interest rates are driving potential boat buyers to the loan market in unusually large numbers, said several marine financiers attending the sailboat and powerboat shows here this week

Governors’ Mansions Become Everyone’s with First Ladies’ Book

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State Could Get $61.6M In Fed Funds For 100,000 Uninsured Kids

WASHINGTON – Maryland could receive up to $61

Farm-Environmental Coalition Wants Halt on Chicken Facilities

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland should declare a two-year moratorium on construction of new chicken growing facilities until poultry manure’s effect on water quality can be determined, a group of chicken growers, farmers and environmentalists said Wednesday

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Court of Appeals Reverses Howard County Child Abuse Decision

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals, splitting 4-3, ruled Tuesday that evidence of prior child abuse is admissible in cases against allegedly abusive parents

High Court Lets Stand Eastern Shore Traffic Stop Case

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court let stand a Maryland court ruling that bans police officers from detaining passengers in traffic stops

State To Kick Off Seafood Safety Campaign

ANNAPOLIS – State officials Wednesday will kick off a $500,000 advertising campaign telling Marylanders that this summer’s Pfiesteria outbreak has not compromised the safety of Chesapeake Bay seafood

Maryland Agricultural Exports Up 40 Percent Since 1993

ANNAPOLIS – Driven by more vigorous salesmanship and new free trade agreements, Maryland’s agricultural exports have increased by about 40 percent since 1993 to last year’s total of $247 million, according to the state Department of Agriculture