ANNAPOLIS – Assault gun ban advocates got their say at a House hearing Tuesday, but they were clearly outnumbered during an often-heated debate

ANNAPOLIS – With his assault weapons ban bill mired in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee without a vote, Sen

ANNAPOLIS – Two legislators are taking on junk e-mail with a new bill that would make sending the annoying, unsolicited “spam” messages a crime

ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates Friday approved legislation to study the growing problem of identity theft and propose solutions, but the lone dissenter in the 137-1 vote said the move was wasted effort

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate is expected to take up a bill to criminalize fatally aggressive driving later this week

ANNAPOLIS – Brawls are frequent, and guards look the other way

ANNAPOLIS – More than 150 ex-offenders and their supporters waited three hours Thursday to tell the House Ways and Means Committee that felons should have their voting rights restored once they’ve done their time

ANNAPOLIS – Witness intimidation is an everyday reality on the streets of Baltimore and Prince George’s County, said supporters of new legislation to up the ante on saavy hoodlums who menace witnesses to avoid serving time in prison

ANNAPOLIS – Gun ban protesters, 150 strong, packed the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee room Tuesday, forcing the chairman to repeatedly gavel them to order during a two-and-a-half hour marathon hearing on a bill to prohibit assault weapons

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s high court heard arguments Friday in a controversy over who rightfully belongs on the Talbot County Planning and Zoning Commission