ANNAPOLIS – State officials declared a weeklong amnesty program for deadbeat parents a success Tuesday, citing the collection of more than $705,000 in overdue child support payments
Ethics Law Proposal Leaves Lobbyists Cold
ANNAPOLIS – Existing ethics laws are sufficient, said some Maryland lobbyists responding to recommendations by a study committee to impose tougher laws governing their conduct
Court Arbitrates Biblical Battle for Church Assets
ANNAPOLIS – In a courtroom packed with as many clerical collars as business suits, Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Thursday over whether a sect that leaves a parent church can assume ownership of its property
Court Overturns Verdict for Lack of Probable Cause
ANNAPOLIS – In a case that could affect future vehicle searches, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals overturned the drug conviction of a Jamaican man Wednesday, ruling that an identification by a confidential source was not sufficient probable cause for searching the suspect’s car trunk
Ethics Lawmakers Deny Contention of Widespread Corruption
ANNAPOLIS – Members of the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics Thursday denied allegations stemming from a political fraud trial that Maryland politics is mired in a culture of corruption