ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland senate committee has approved an agriculture certainty bill that has split support from environmental groups. The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee voted 7-4 to pass the bill Wednesday. Supporters say it will give farmers ...

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An attempt to delay and potentially ban a controversial natural gas drilling technique failed Wednesday when a Senate committee voted against allowing the full body to debate the issue.

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Hydraulic fracturing, the controversial natural gas drilling technique colloquially called fracking, will not face a ban in Maryland.

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ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Roy Dyson says he will not advance legislation to scale back financial disclosure requirements for local elected officials. Dyson, a Democrat and vice chairman of the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, said Tuesday that ...

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A closed meeting by any other name is still a closed meeting. And if it involves public officials doing the public’s business, a closed meeting is still an insult to our democratic process. The latest example of elected officials dodging ...

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