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Green products bill has manufacturing officials worried
MARYLANDREPORTER.COMBY Nick Dimarco
March 16, 2010
Maryland would have to look for environmentally-friendly products when making state purchasing decisions, under a bill backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, but opponents are concerned the measure could cost the state hundreds of factory jobs.
Read more: Green products bill has manufacturing officials worried
Budget woes kill bay play
Hometown AnnapolisBy Theresa Winslow
March 15, 2010
So much for local theater history.
The Bay Theatre Co. decided this week to cancel the world premiere of a play by noted playwright D.L. Coburn that had been set to open at the end of next month
Senate panel makes 1st cuts in O'Malley's spending plan
The Baltimore SunBy Annie Linskey
March 16, 2010
A Senate panel took the first bite out of Gov. Martin O'Malley's $13 billion general fund spending plan Monday night, voting to remove an estimated $150 million, mostly from small snips to hundreds of education and health programs.
Read more: Senate panel makes 1st cuts in O'Malley's spending plan
Farmers resist ban on arsenic in chicken feed
Maryland ReporterBy Jennifer Hlad
March 17, 2010
The state attorney general and some legislators in both houses are backing a ban on arsenic in chicken feed, a move they say will help poultry farmers and the environment.
A Low Maintence Lawn
Good for you. Good for the Bay.
Are you spending money for fertilizer your lawn doesn't need and polluting our rivers and streams?
Our Bay: Attacking another source of pollution
Hometown AnnapolisBy Pamela Wood
March 13, 2010
When it comes to cleaning up pollution that fouls the Chesapeake Bay, there's one straightforward target that's been largely overlooked: sewage from boats.
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