Lawmakers prepare to vote on the Maryland Security Protection Act. In addition to banning "price gouging" during a state of emergency, the act would keep more state records secret. Nationally, at least 301 laws have been proposed to roll back open records rules.
Continental Cuisine
French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin celebrates bloated agriculture subsidies. "Agriculture must not obey liberal rules, it must be organized," he tells farmers. As the E.U. expands, French farmers could face competition from poorer E.U. countries.
Penny Ante
Deep inside the Library of Congress, the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel decides that Internet radio stations should pay 0.14 cent for every song they play. The new royalties go to the record labels; music publishers require a separate fee. Many online stations say they can't afford it.
Risk Premium
Commercial lenders insisting on imaginary "zero risk" demand terrorism insurance for properties. Most landlords comply, hiking rents to pay the thousands of extra dollars. A hopeful sign: One property, the Mall of America, went to court and won a reprieve.
Liquored Up
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) leads a 13-congressman assault on NBC for airing liquor ads. NBC parent General Electric is warned that the ads could be "the reason that Congress steps in to protect the public interest and public airwaves" by regulating advertising.
Nightmare Drive
State agencies in Pennsylvania unload old computer hard drives but neglect to erase all the data on them. The result: Hundreds of drives with personal data such as Social Security numbers of state residents could be floating around. Identity theft, anyone?
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