ANNAPOLIS – A Harford lawmaker worked to disentangle his bill to punish a person who causes the death of a pregnant woman’s fetus from the abortion debate in hearings this week in the House Judiciary Committee
Lawmakers: Assaulting Officer Worth More than Minor Trouble
ANNAPOLIS – State law makes it a greater crime to assault a police dog than the officer directing the canine, say state legislators trying to increase the penalty
Teen Drivers Take Notice: Changes Likely
ANNAPOLIS – A contingent of grey-clad General Assembly pages joined the throng of onlookers at a House hearing on a topic that is one of this session’s hot-button issues — teen driving privileges
Nudists Lobby for a Return to Maryland Shores
ANNAPOLIS- Years ago it wasn’t just horses that ran wild on Assateague Island — in summer naked sunbathers cavorted in the waves beside them
Religious, Community Groups Get State Gift of Security
ANNAPOLIS – The governor announced $1
Marylanders’ ID Theft Reports Prompt Lawmakers’ to Seek Solutions
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s high level of identity theft complaints has prompted lawmakers to look for ways to prevent the problem and to help victims regain their footing later
Lawmakers Seek to End Vehicular Homicide Loophole
ANNAPOLIS – The man who killed Charles Auer’s 21-year-old daughter Sarah was fined just $300 for negligent driving
Refusing Drunken Driving Test Could Net Higher Penalties
ANNAPOLIS – Nearly a third of the people arrested for drunken or drugged driving in Maryland refuse to take a breath or blood test, often enabling them to plead to a lesser charge — and that’s a problem according to one Maryland lawmaker