Eye Opener: State officials detail fracking rules

Here’s a few government and politics headlines for Thursday:

• The Cumberland Times-News reports on regulations that could govern hydraulic fracturing in Maryland.
• The Washington Post reports Gov. Martin O’Malley and other administration staff will meet with local health and law enforcement officials after the release of a report that showed deaths by heroin overdose are up in Maryland.
• The Daily Record reports that some say Maryland’s middle of the pack economic rankings are due to tax policy decisions.
• The Herald-Mail reports as officials detail the state’s new healthcare exchange.
• The Frederick News-Post reports a state employee stole money from the state to buy seafood.