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Soy ‘milk’ makers may need to find alternative description

July 18, 2018 Comments Off on Soy ‘milk’ makers may need to find alternative description

This Feb. 16, 2017, photo shows the ingredients label for almond milk at a grocery store in New York. Soy and almond drinks don’t come from cows, so regulators may soon ask them to stop calling themselves “milk.” The Food and Drug Administration signaled plans to start enforcing a federal standard that defines “milk” as coming from the “milking of one or more healthy cows.” That would mark a change for the agency, which has not aggressively gone after the proliferation of plant-based drinks labeled as “milk.” (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Soy and almond drinks that bill themselves as "milk" may need to consider alternative language after a top regulator suggested the agency may start cracking down on use of the term.

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Brad Boyd: Drone users — May I see your license, please?

December 2, 2015 Comments Off on Brad Boyd: Drone users — May I see your license, please?

Pressures are mounting for everyone involved in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, as increasingly severe penalties and new registration requirements force recreational and commercial users of UAS to adapt to evolving laws and regulations. With a recent $1.9 million penalty ...

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Md. fishermen say camera requirement invades their privacy

July 27, 2015 Comments Off on Md. fishermen say camera requirement invades their privacy

In this July 17 photo, Capt. Kerry Harrington discusses the installation of cameras on his fishing boat, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has required since June, at the commercial harbor in West Ocean City. The technology allows the administration to verify what pelagic longline fishermen are reporting when it comes to things such as discarding dead fish. But to Harrington, it feels like Big Brother is watching. “You can imagine the intrusiveness of it,” he said. “Under the microscope all day long.” (Rachael Pacella/The Daily Times via AP)

OCEAN CITY — When the longline on the Sea Born is engaged, which is most of the time when it’s out in the Atlantic, two video cameras record everything on the deck and side of the boat. The cameras look ...

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Hogan creates new commission on Md. regulations

July 9, 2015 Comments Off on Hogan creates new commission on Md. regulations

ANNAPOLIS — In a continuation on a campaign theme, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that he is creating a commission tasked with reviewing and recommending changes to Maryland regulations. Hogan said the commission will take three years to review regulations ...

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Bill stripped, pressure is on for fertilizer regulations

March 13, 2015 Comments Off on Bill stripped, pressure is on for fertilizer regulations

Graham Horn [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

A Senate committee has voted to gut legislation implementing former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's phosphorous management plans, in favor of an amendment that establishes just two deadlines for meeting pollution management.

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16-year Md. air pollution case nears end in federal court

March 9, 2015 Comments Off on 16-year Md. air pollution case nears end in federal court

BALTIMORE — A federal air pollution case involving a western Maryland paper mill is reaching its final phase 16 years after regulators first alleged a violation. U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis in Baltimore has scheduled a conference with lawyers March ...

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Drones rule: Proposed rules for commercial unmanned aircraft

February 16, 2015 Comments Off on Drones rule: Proposed rules for commercial unmanned aircraft

In this Oct. 16, 2014 file photo, former Navy helicopter pilot and San Diego Gas & Electric unmanned aircraft operator Teena Deering holds a drone as it is prepared for takeoff near Boulevard, Calif. Long-awaited rules to usher in a new era in which small, commercial drones zipping through U.S. skies are a part of everyday life were proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Drone on, the government says. Just not through the night sky. Or close to an airport. Or out of the operator's sight. And probably not winging its way with a pizza or package, any time soon.

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Hogan blasts O’Malley’s ‘midnight decisions’

November 25, 2014 Comments Off on Hogan blasts O’Malley’s ‘midnight decisions’

From left, former U.S. Congresswoman Helen Bentley, Gov.-elect Larry Hogan and Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey appear at a news conference regarding Hogan’s transition team. (The Daily Record/Bryan P. Sears)

Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan said his administration would review all regulations proposed by Democratic Gov. Martin J. O'Malley in the late days of his final term.

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State officials: Proposed gaming rules misunderstood by industry

July 1, 2014 Comments Off on State officials: Proposed gaming rules misunderstood by industry

Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency officials say amusement and arcade owners misunderstand an effort to regulate some electronic gaming devices in the state.

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Court curbs, doesn’t kill shareholder class actions

June 23, 2014 Comments Off on Court curbs, doesn’t kill shareholder class actions

The Supreme Court tightened the limits on class-action lawsuits by shareholders, giving a partial victory to Halliburton Co. while stopping short of abolishing those suits altogether.

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