Coalition Calls Alcohol Tax a Success

A coalition that pushed an alcohol tax increase last year is calling the tax a success and turning its efforts toward assuring that the new revenue is spent the way it was intended.

Occupy Baltimore Movement Shifts Focus to Schools, Other Issues

After their forced eviction from McKeldin Square in December, the Occupy Baltimore movement is focusing on specific issues in the city, such as foreclosures and corporate power.

Maryland May Add Penalty to Strengthen Child Abuse Reporting Laws

Following the child abuse scandal at Penn State, Sen. Nancy Jacobs, R-Harford, is sponsoring a bill to criminalize the failure to report suspected child abuse, making it a misdemeanor with a maximum of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.