ANNAPOLIS – The owners of a Rockville furniture store, fined when they advertised for a liquidation sale before moving across the street, will not have to pay due to a unanimous ruling Thursday from the Maryland Court of Appeals

ANNAPOLIS – A Baltimore County man, convicted in a trial where he represented himself without a lawyer, will receive a new trial due to a Wednesday ruling from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals

ANNAPOLIS – About a decade ago, Joni Colsrud-Van Dyke’s abusive ex-husband arrived at her home several hours early for visitation with their two children

ANNAPOLIS – A bill brought before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Tuesday would make abuse one of two reasons a person could file for divorce in the state without a waiting period

ANNAPOLIS – Delegates supporting the proposed $254 million settlement to the Baltimore City schools responded Thursday to the rumblings of other counties’ officials, who asked what the bill does for their jurisdictions

ANNAPOLIS – Saying that it discriminated against welfare recipients, members of two state agencies came out Wednesday against a bill proposing that lottery-winning welfare recipients use their prize money to pay off their tab

ANNAPOLIS – With nearly $8 million already in hand for school construction, representatives of the Prince George’s County School District worked Wednesday to convince the state that the district’s needs warrant another $20 million

ANNAPOLIS – For the third straight year, a phased-in 24 percent income tax cut tops the House Republican Caucus’ legislative agenda, members announced at a Tuesday press conference