Maryland Legislature Starts 90-Day Session

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are gathering for the start of their annual 90-day legislative session.
They will convene at noon on Wednesday at the Capitol in Annapolis.
Lawmakers will be working to fill a budget gap of about $544 million for the next fiscal year.
They also will be weighing proposals to require paid sick leave and to either extend a moratorium on the hydraulic oil and gas drilling process known as fracking in western Maryland or ban it.
Lawmakers also will consi