CUMBERLAND – Jennifer Younker knows that people raise their eyebrows when she tells them she’s helping one of her girls become a tattoo artist
“Feel-Good” Tubman Statue Bill Shelved, For Now
ANNAPOLIS — When the 2011 session started in January, Delegate Susan Lee called her bill to place a statue of Harriet Tubman in the U
Lawmakers Look for More Reports from DJS
ANNAPOLIS — In an attempt to fix the state’s most troubled agency without spending more money, lawmakers are asking the Department of Juvenile Services for reports rather than policy changes
Sponsors Want Tubman Statue as Addition, Not Replacement
ANNAPOLIS ? Supporters of a bill to replace a statue of Maryland legislator John Hanson with a statue of Harriet Tubman in the U
Anti-abortion Lawmakers Propose New Regulations
ANNAPOLIS — Citing recent incidents in Maryland and other states, some anti-abortion lawmakers are calling for regulations that they say the state health department has failed to provide
Md. Lawmakers Could Ban Smoking in Cars with Children
ANNAPOLIS — A bill to ban smoking in a car with a child, which has been stopped in committee four years running, may finally make it to the floor of the House of Delegates this year
Budget Analysts: Governor’s Budget Shortchanges Juvenile Services
ANNAPOLIS — The governor’s proposed 2012 budget underfunds the Department of Juvenile Services by $7
CORRECTION: Resending to fix last graf. Corrects that Sen. Thomas “Mac” Middleton, D-Charles, is a distant Hanson relative, not Sen. Allan Kittleman. No other changes.
ANNAPOLIS — During House and Senate committee hearings Wednesday for a bill to replace the statue of John Hanson in the U
Tubman or Hanson: Whose Story in Statuary Hall?
ANNAPOLIS – Legislators and advocacy groups are working to put up a statue of a legendary woman who spent much of her life freeing slaves, in place of a statue of a wealthy, slave-owning Maryland patriot considered by some to be the first president of the country