Divorce often comes with a heavy price tag. For some, the cost of separating from a spouse is figuratively high; for others, it’s literally more costly. Take, for example, the richest man in Russia, whose estranged wife is asking for half of his $15 billion in a divorce battle. After divorcing last year, Vladimir Potanin offered his former […]
Fracking has been banned in Maryland for the next two years as Gov. Larry Hogan let a bill pass into law without his signature last week. He had until May 29 to sign it, veto it or let it go into effect by default. The legislation prohibits the issuance of fracking permits in the state […]
Marylanders love to hunt, which is why the news of two new laws may be welcome tidings. More than 38 million Americans hunt and fish. In fact, more Americans hunt and shoot than play golf. In Maryland specifically, 88,000 residents and non-residents spend 1,032,000 days hunting between them, with the average hunter spending $2,815 on […]
Just minutes before Maryland’s General Assembly closed on April 13, Tesla Motors Inc. received the OK to sell its car directly to consumers. As Automotive News has noted, the legislative bill, House Bill 235, still has to be signed into law by Gov. Larry Hogan before it goes into effect. If Gov. Hogan decides to sign HB […]
Just a few weeks after two high school students were caught using social media to cheat on a standardized test, the state of Maryland House of Delegates voted to support legislation that would prevent schools from being able to ask for or require students’ social media account information. All the bill needs now to become […]
Drunk driving is a poor life decision that affects many more people than just the driver. Roughly 37% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States were the result of alcohol-related accidents. Law enforcement agencies across the country are working to reduce the instances of people driving while intoxicated by setting up checkpoints, enforcing existing laws […]
To increase preparedness for hospital staff, Johns Hopkins Medicine has released four web-based training modules to help emergency departments treat patients with Ebola or other infectious diseases. The series, entitled “Ebola Preparedness: Emergency Department Guidelines,” helps workers to identify, triage and manage the care of patients who come in and may have Ebola. The videos […]
Every industry generates waste, whether it’s in the form of paperboards, food scraps, plastics, medical waste, or something else. In fact, studies have found that the U.S. produces one-quarter of the world’s waste, despite only having about less than 5% of the world’s population. The nation accumulates at least 236 million tons of municipal waste […]
Due to the struggling economy and other financial difficulties, studies show that as many as 80% of low-income Maryland residents involved in civil lawsuits choose to represent themselves in court, a decision that often means losing their case. In response, a state task force has recommended that Maryland increase its legal aid programs by more […]
On Thursday, Nov. 13, a panel of state legislators in Maryland moved another step closer to medical marijuana legislation that now seems like an inevitability. According to the Baltimore Sun, the state panel approved a set of rules that will govern and regulate the growers and dispensaries of medical marijuana. Maryland’s licensing fees for both growers […]
