Md. Lawmakers Aim to Increase Penalty for Strangulation

In an effort to increase the penalty for non-fatal strangulation, Maryland legislators are scheduled to hear a bill next week that would make the action a first-degree offense.

Maryland Lawmakers Push Bills to Honor Tubman

Four bills before the Maryland House and Senate seek to memorialize and honor Harriet Tubman in the state and in the U.S. Capitol.

Maryland Women’s Caucus Returns With New Tubman Legislation

After a failed attempt last year to put a Harriet Tubman statue in Congress’ Statuary Hall, the Maryland women’s caucus is trying again to get the state native what they feel is her due representation in national history.