Bill Could Make Suspended Drivers More Conspicuous

ANNAPOLIS – A Senate measure may allow the state to revoke the vehicle registrations of drivers who are caught driving with a suspended or revoked license

Economists Debate Merits of Publicly Funded Stadiums

ANNAPOLIS – While the NFL stadium debate continues to define the 1996 General Assembly session, economists nationwide disagree whether publicly funded sports facilities actually boost a region’s economy

Home Builders May Have To Disclose Environmental Hazards

ANNAPOLIS – Worried citizens and home builders locked horns Thursday in the House of Delegates Economic Affairs Committee over a bill that would require developers to warn prospective buyers about environmental hazards near newly built houses

Drivers Who Flee Police May Face Stiffer Penalties

ANNAPOLIS – The well-publicized police chases of the past week resonated through the House of Delegates’ Judiciary Committee Tuesday as members examined a bill to substantially raise the penalty for motorists who attempt to elude police

Court Affirms Conviction in Park Police Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the conviction this week of a man who drew a gun on a U

Woman Fails To Get Share of Ex-Husband’s Injury Settlement

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously dismissed a Baltimore woman’s attempt to get a portion of her ex-husband’s personal injury settlement, which he received after losing his leg in a 1984 accident

Two Sentences Vacated Against Man Who Shot At County Police

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals Wednesday vacated two of the several criminal sentences imposed on a man convicted of shooting at Prince George’s County police while they tried to arrest him for murder in May 1994

Court Reverses Conviction of Man Who Waived Jury Trial

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals reversed a Howard County drug conviction Tuesday after finding that the defendant had not been properly informed before waiving his right to a trial by jury