"Maryland will drop Wal-Mart law fight; Move ends battle over health care": The Baltimore Sun today contains an article that begins, "Maryland won't challenge a federal court decision striking down the state's 'Fair Share' health care act, ending a two-year effort to force Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to pay more for employee health care, Attorney General Douglas F. [read post]

Gansler's bid for state attorney general is "constitutionally acceptable," a judge ruled yesterday, rejecting a lawsuit that asserted Gansler did not have the 10 years' experience in Maryland required for the post. [read post]