State lawmakers seek more access to anti-cancer meds for patients

9 February 2012, 9:09 am

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are outlining a measure to increase access to anti-cancer medications. Cancer patients, physicians and advocacy groups will join lawmakers at a news conference in Annapolis on Thursday to talk about the legislation before a hearing. Supporters of the measure say it w... Read More »

Caylee's death leads to Md. child legislation

9 February 2012, 1:56 am

ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland is joining states throughout the country in making it a crime not to report the death or disappearance of children.... Read More »

Lawmakers hear judges’ case for higher pay

8 February 2012, 4:09 pm

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s 284 judges are in desperate need of a raise, Court of Appeals Judge Clayton Greene Jr. told the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday. Greene testified in support of a resolution to raise all judicial salaries by $29,000 over the next four years — up to 23 percent for s... Read More »

Maryland beekeepers rallying for home-grown honey

8 February 2012, 3:39 pm

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland beekeepers are rallying around a bill that would set a standard for honey sold in the state. “Maryland has no definition of what honey is, so anyone can put anything in a jar and call it honey,” said David Morris, who keeps bees in Laurel. “It looks like honey, but in fa... Read More »

Maryland hunters kill 98,000 deer

8 February 2012, 1:39 pm

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland natural resources officials say hunters killed more than 98,000 deer during 2011-2012 hunting season. The Department of Natural Resources says 98,029 were taken by bow, muzzleloader and firearms this fall and winter. Hunters killed 98,663 deer during the 2010-2011 season. Fred... Read More »

Maryland beekeepers want defined honey

8 February 2012, 7:29 am

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland beekeepers are rallying around a bill Wednesday afternoon that would set a standard for honey sold in the state. “Maryland has no definition of what honey is, so anyone can put anything in a jar and call it honey,” said David Morris, who keeps bees in Laurel.... Read More »

Franchot calls raising Maryland tax on gas 'crushing blow'

7 February 2012, 5:35 pm

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot blasted Gov. Martin O'Malley on Tuesday for pushing a gas-tax increase that the comptroller said would deliver a "crushing blow" to families and small businesses. Mr. Franchot, a Democrat, made his comments during a briefing he called to exp... Read More »

Md. comptroller: State gas tax a 'punch in the gut'

7 February 2012, 11:34 am

During a roundtable meeting in Annapolis, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot took a hard line against the plan, which the governor first unveiled on WTOP. O'Malley's proposal would phase in a 6 percent sales tax in addition to the gas tax over three years.... Read More »

Mandeep Chhabra, Managing Member of Cochran, Cochran and Chhabara, Recognized as a Rising Star in “Super Lawyers”

7 February 2012, 3:04 am

Mr. Chhabra was chosen by his peers, reviewed by a panel of experts at Law & Politics, and chosen to be among the top 5 percent of lawyers in his practice area.Annapolis, Maryland (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Cochran, Cochran and Chhabra, LLC is pleased to announce that Mandeep Chhabra has been recogni... Read More »

Feds give boost to O'Malley's wind-energy plan

2 February 2012, 5:19 pm

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's quest for offshore wind energy got a boost Thursday from the Obama administration, but state lawmakers still have concerns about its cost and whether there is corporate demand and congressional support for the technology. U.S. Interior Secretary ... Read More »