Panel Postpones Decision on Voting Systems

ANNAPOLIS – Two days before Friday’s deadline to submit its report, members of a special voting commission recommended a delay in creating uniformity in the state’s voting system over concerns of time and technology

Bill to Make Insurers Pay for Wigs for Hair Loss Condition

ANNAPOLIS – Sixteen years ago, Dundalk resident Betty Lookingland went to bed with a full head of hair: beautiful, dark brown with a little silver, and thick with a natural curl

Duncan Joins Black Legislators, Calls for Moratorium on Death Penalty

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan joined Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus Wednesday to call for a two-year moratorium on state executions

House Debates Requirement for Truth in Lobbying

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly’s effort to burnish its tarnished reputation stumbled Tuesday with a lawmaker’s effort to kill a provision in an ethics bill to require lobbyists to testify truthfully

Firefighters Seek Hike in Motor Vehicle Registration Fees

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s fire and rescue personnel are pushing the General Assembly for a $6 increase in the biennial $70 motor vehicle registration fee to bolster state funding for emergency services

State Moves Toward Unified Voting System

ANNAPOLIS – A special gubernatorial committee stepped closer Thursday toward creating a statewide voting system for the 2002 election, despite a lack of evidence that widespread voting problems exist in Maryland

Southern Maryland Delegation At Odds Over Deregulation

ANNAPOLIS – Legislators from Southern Maryland debated legislation Friday to allow rural electricity cooperatives to sell varied services like Internet access and cable television, as well as power outside their jurisdiction

Miller Subject of Protest Vote as General Assembly Opens in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS – The sound of the gavel at high noon signaled the opening of the 2001 Maryland General Assembly session Wednesday, where there was little business and much ceremony conducted