Abortion Debate Ensnares Fetus Protection Bill

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

Senate President Votes for Ease in Elections

ANNAPOLIS – Senate President Thomas V

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

Delegate Aims Bill at Potential Fertilizer Bombs

ANNAPOLIS – Delegate Brian R