Day: June 27, 2011

State Roundup, June 27, 2011

Maryland’s same-sex marriage advocates are hoping that New York state’s passage of its marriage equality law will revive the issue here; so far, only 11 wineries have applied to ship wine under the new state law; tightened teen driving law credited with cutting serious car accidents; O’Malley slowly reviving his freewheeling musical ways; Ehrlich speaks at friend’s funeral, just days after robocall indictments of campaign workers; Eastern Shore facing financial rough patch for chicken and grain farmers; loss of benefits to federal workers could rock Maryland; and Leslie Johnson in court Thursday.

Solar outshines wind power for residential use

Maryland homeowners are increasingly getting their electricity from the sun, with thousands of people opting to go solar each year.

“Solar energy is going gang-busters in Maryland,” said Ian Hines, communications and marketing manager of the Maryland Energy Administration.

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