Glendening signs dairy compact bill in Maryland
Governor Parris Glendening signed over 200 laws including a Maryland dairy price bill tied to the Northeast Dairy Compact. The measure aims to boost farmers’ share of milk prices while opponents warn of higher consumer costs. supporters say retail prices rise little if at all. The package also expands health insurance for low income children and pregnant women and strengthens consumer protections in insurance disputes.
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Maryland 1998 bills signed by Gov Glendening on many health and reform measures
The 1998 Maryland legislature enacted bills signed Tuesday by Gov Gay Parris Glendening. Provisions include expanding child health insurance, creating in house claim grievances, enabling state action against tobacco, funding for a Ripken stadium design, and penalties for fishing interference.
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Gay Parris Glendening
Maryland
Maryland crop progress shows strong advance across state
Maryland farmers report rapid crop and orchard growth in the week ending Sunday. The agriculture department notes mostly clear mild weather and adequate moisture, with barley grain heads at 80 percent and apple bloom at 80 percent, well above normal levels though peaches in western Maryland suffered frost damage.
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State Agriculture Department
Maryland lawmakers form ethics panel to review laws
A bipartisan Maryland ethics commission chaired by Rep. Benjamin Cardin will review the law adopted 19 years ago and propose clearer, enforceable rules. Members include both parties, with backgrounds in law enforcement, business and education. Taylor and Miller appointed the panel to address conflicts of interest in a part-time legislature.
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House of Delegates
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Ethics commission formed to review Maryland ethics laws
The Special Commission on Maryland Ethics was appointed by House Speaker Casper Taylor and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. It includes Benjaminn Cardin as chairman and six legislators, plus former officials such as Shirley Peterson and Jervis Finney. Interim report due August, final report next February to 1999 General Assembly.
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Baltimore
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Montgomery
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Howard
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Joint Committee On Legislative Ethics
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Common Cause
Maryland
PG County plans to avert state takeover of nine failing schools
Prince George's County outlines a plan to cut class sizes, boost parental involvement, provide textbooks, and raise instructional quality in nine persistently poor schools. The plan targets Beacon Heights Lyn don Hall Overlook Seabrook elementary and Charles Carroll G Gardner Shugart Nicholas Orem Stephen Decatur Thurgood Marshall middle schools. The Maryland State Board of Education will vote on the proposal, with further detailed plans due this spring and next fall.
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