ANNAPOLIS – Gov
Governor Plans End Run to Get Smart Guns Passed
ANNAPOLIS – With a crucial Senate committee poised to dilute his smart gun proposal, Gov
Glendening, Key Senator Revise Gun Bill for Passage
ANNAPOLIS – With his smart gun proposal facing its first and biggest hurdle next week, Gov
Maryland General Assembly Expands Jury Pools to Include Motorists
ANNAPOLIS – Marylanders holding a state driver’s license or identification card could be called for jury duty next year under a bill passed Tuesday by the Maryland General Assembly
“Super-Drunk” Penalties Added to Annual Fight for Drunken Driving Laws
ANNAPOLIS – State senators heard a slew of bills Tuesday aimed at drunken drivers, including a measure that would increase penalties for “super-drunk” drivers who have a blood-alcohol level of
Key Maryland Lawmaker Won’t Let Committee Kill Interstate Parole Reform
ANNAPOLIS – Some parolees and probationers moving to other states are getting lost in the system – sometimes with deadly consequences – and that’s why an influential Maryland delegate says he won’t let a system reform measure fail on his watch
House OKs Bill to Let Judges Sentence Criminals to Home Detention
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates voted 127-6 Tuesday to again give state judges the authority to sentence prisoners to home detention, a power stripped by a 1999 Maryland Court of Appeals decision
Legislation Inspired by Perry Case Pending in General Assembly
ANNAPOLIS – A taped conversation with a co-conspirator helped convict James Perry in the slayings of a mother, her quadriplegic son and his nurse in 1995, but that same conversation prompted his case to be thrown out in December
Maryland High Court Rules Kids Have Say in Termination of Parental Rights
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned four Baltimore Circuit Court decisions to terminate parental rights and place the children in permanent foster care
Chairman Calls for Tougher Penalties for Aggressive Drivers
ANNAPOLIS – On a trip to West Virginia, Maryland Sen