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District Court of MD Biennial Bench-Bar Conference set for April
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland will host its 13th Biennial Bench-Bar Conference April 24 at the Greenbelt Courthouse.
O’Malley forms panel on developmental disabilities
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has created a commission to help law enforcers and others better respond to incidents involving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. O’Malley issued an executive […]
O’Malley appoints medical marijuana panel
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has appointed 11 members to Maryland‘s Medical Marijuana Commission. The governor announced the appointments on Thursday. The commission has the authority to permit academic research […]
Key arts panel approves Eisenhower Memorial design
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has voted to grant general approval to architect Frank Gehry’s design for a planned national memorial honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington. […]
Panel votes to stall Mechanic’s demolition for at least 6 months
A city panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to stall demolition of the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre until at least March 2013.
Panel hears testimony on septic system regulations
ANNAPOLIS — Regulations requiring new Maryland construction to use the best technology in septic systems would help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, supporters told lawmakers Tuesday, but critics said the […]
D.C. Mayor Gray to chair key Chesapeake Bay panel
RICHMOND, Va. — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent C. Gray is the new chairman of the Chesapeake Executive Council, the policy-making body of the program overseeing the restoration of the […]
Panel’s deliberations on Baltimore casino have slowed
ANNAPOLIS — As the gambling expansion work group nears a Wednesday deadline to recommend changes to the state’s casino gambling law, the panel‘s deliberations have slowed the final decision on […]
’09 groundwater pollution study at Ft. Detrick flawed
HAGERSTOWN — A 2009 federal study that concluded groundwater contamination from Fort Detrick was unlikely to have harmful health effects was flawed, a national scientific panel said Monday, prompting the […]
Mikulski demands faster Fort Detrick groundwater cleanup
HAGERSTOWN — U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski is demanding a faster cleanup of Fort Detrick groundwater after a national panel of scientists faulted a study that concluded harmful health effects were […]
Virginia Senate panel OKs end to state aid for abortions
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia Senate committee’s Republican majority has advanced a House bill that would eliminate state funding for abortions for low-income women. Del. Mark Cole’s legislation heads to […]
State panel seeks consensus, not septic tank limits
ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland task force has backed off taking a more aggressive approach to curbing pollution from septic tanks in an effort to forge a consensus. The panel appointed […]
