After 2007 Death, Renovated Juvenile Center Wants to Expand

ANNAPOLIS – Bowling Brook Preparatory School opened its doors in Carroll County in 1957 as a small school for orphans

Bill Would Provide Hotel Shelter for Domestic Violence Victims

ANNAPOLIS – The battered women who come through the door of Baltimore’s House of Ruth shelter are often in fear for their lives — just like the 1,075 who didn’t get in

Legislation Would Close Embattled Waxter Detention Center for Girls

ANNAPOLIS – Delegate Kathleen Dumais, D-Montgomery, has drafted legislation that would close Laurel’s struggling Thomas J

Delegate Says Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Recognition “Not Discriminatory”

ANNAPOLIS – Delegate Emmett Burns, D-Baltimore County, said Thursday that his bill barring recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages was “not discriminatory

Head of Juvenile Services Says Monitoring Reports Flawed and Exaggerated

ANNAPOLIS – Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Donald DeVore told a Senate committee Wednesday that reports by the U

Bill Would Require More Information for Domestic Violence Protective Orders

ANNAPOLIS – The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Thursday on legislation requiring judges to provide more information to people accused of domestic violence

Bill Would Ban Same-Sex Marriage Recognition

ANNAPOLIS – A Baltimore County delegate introduced legislation Thursday that would ban recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries