Study boosts notion of offshore wind production

By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Sun (Baltimore)

Offshore wind energy can furnish Marylanders with as much as two-thirds of the electricity they currently use, and if aggressively developed, could turn the state into a net exporter of power, a new report by the Abell Foundation says.
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Slow going with more snow on the way

By Pamela Wood, The Capital (Annapolis)

We're not even dug out yet from the Blizzard of 2010, and another storm is bearing down on us.
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State retains control of sailing hall

By Earl Kelly

The state attorney general has determined that Maryland cannot, under the state constitution, surrender control over the proposed National Sailing Hall of Fame to the city. Read More

Bill's goal is coverage of breast cancer tests

By Rachel Leven, The Sun (Baltimore)

A Maryland House member is trying to preserve insurance coverage for early breast cancer screenings in the wake of a November report that disputed the usefulness of those tests. Read More

Bills would limit private juvenile detention centers to 48 beds

By Shauna Miller, The Sun (Baltimore)

Bowling Brook Preparatory School opened its doors in Carroll County in 1957 as a small school for orphans. Read More

Climate stance criticized

By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge)

Eight state environmental groups sent a letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal last week asking the state stop acting "in an obstructionist manner on climate change." Read More

Summary of the Maryland state of the state address

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) used his 2010 state of the state address Feb. 2 to push for job-creating policies, measures to help people stay in their homes and a general fund budget that spends less than the state did just four years ago. Read More

Gov. Martin O'Malley (D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Annapolis
	State nickname: The Old Line State
	Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D)
	Secretary of State John McDonough (D)
	Attorney General Doug Gansler (D)
	Senate President: Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D)
	House Speaker: Michael Busch (D)

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Study boosts notion of offshore wind production

Slow going with more snow on the way