Court Rules Police Stops in High-Crime Areas Are Illegal

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals ruled Friday that police cannot stop a person just for being in a high-crime area

Maryland Leaders Chide House for Failure to Fund Road Programs

ANNAPOLIS – A House committee’s plan to spend $217 billion on transportation over the next six years includes $2

Assisted Suicide Ban Prompts Emotional Senate Debate

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that penalizes those who assist in suicides, after an emotional debate that included lawmakers’ personal experiences of watching people suffer

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ANNAPOLIS – Like hundreds of thousands of Maryland residents, when it came time for Yinka Animashaun to renew his car registration, he trudged to the Motor Vehicle Administration and stood in line

Little-Used High-Tech Machine Heads Off MVA Hassles

ANNAPOLIS – Like hundreds of thousands of Maryland residents, when it came time for Yinka Animashaun to renew his car registration, he trudged to the Motor Vehicle Administration and stood in line

Court Allows Illegally Obtained Evidence in Forfeiture Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that illegally obtained evidence can be used by prosecutors trying to seize a car in a drug forfeiture case

Workers’ Comp Denied to Woman Who Was Paid to Be Homemaker

ANNAPOLIS – Chester Martin wanted his wife to stay at home, so much so that his company paid her a $38,000-a-year salary “with the understanding that she would do no work

Paramedics’ Overtime Ruling Could Have “Staggering” Costs

ANNAPOLIS – A federal appeals court has ruled that Anne Arundel County must pay overtime to its paramedics, a decision that local government officials said could have a “staggering” impact on their budgets

Long-term Outlook for Roads Fund is Hazy, Lawmakers Told

ANNAPOLIS – The state fund that pays for roads, airports and mass transit services “continues to show strong financial performance” — for now

Bill Aims to Bring Relief to Twice-Taxed Car Lessees

ANNAPOLIS – When John Thomas decided to keep the 1994 Acura Vigor he had been leasing, the dealer told him he had to pay sales tax — one that Thomas thought he had already paid