Governor to feature growth measures in legislative list
Maryland Governor Parris Glendening plans a growth management agenda for the 1997 General Assembly. He cites rapid population growth threatening farms and forests and urges incentives to re-center growth in existing communities while preserving the environment.
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Contempt sentence overturned in Maryland child support case
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that a mother who could not pay child support due to lack of funds cannot be jailed for contempt. Susan M. Lynch, who had quit a $24,000 job and lived with her mother, was ordered to pay $500 immediately or face jail, but the court said money cannot be coerced when no funds exist.
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Bay grass coverage shrinks for second year
ANNAPOLIS AP The underwater grasses in Chesapeake Bay declined again last year , shrinking by percent and totaling 5 500 acres The drop marks the second consecutive annual decline after five years of growth Officials cited spring floods in 1993 and 1994 bringing sediment and nutrients as a possible cause Researchers called the fluctuations natural noting that grass acreage has risen about 60 percent since 1984
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