Maryland

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ANNAPOLIS – Like hundreds of thousands of Maryland residents, when it came time for Yinka Animashaun to renew his car registration, he trudged to the Motor Vehicle Administration and stood in line

Students Tackle Issues, Dispense With Laws, All In a Day’s Work

ANNAPOLIS – If Prince George’s high school students were running the state, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation would already have passed while a bill to lower the death penalty to 16 would have been killed in committee

Little-Used High-Tech Machine Heads Off MVA Hassles

ANNAPOLIS – Like hundreds of thousands of Maryland residents, when it came time for Yinka Animashaun to renew his car registration, he trudged to the Motor Vehicle Administration and stood in line

School Officials Act to Head Off `Potato Famine’ Mandate

ANNAPOLIS – State school officials have agreed to review how the 1845 Irish Potato Famine is taught in the state’s public schools and to report their findings this month to lawmakers

Despite Critics, Black-and-White Prison Gear Gaining Popularity

ANNAPOLIS – They have been described as useless and dehumanizing, but black-and-white-striped prison uniforms are showing up more and more often in Maryland and across the nation

Court Says Absent Dad’s Fight for Kids `Too Little, Too Late’

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Friday that a jailed man’s efforts to turn his life around to keep custody of his two sons was “too little and too late

Female Circumcision Ban Urged, Despite Scant Details

ANNAPOLIS – The sponsor of a bill to ban female genital mutilation in Maryland said the practice simply must be stopped – – even as he conceded that he does not know how often it occurs

Court Allows Illegally Obtained Evidence in Forfeiture Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that illegally obtained evidence can be used by prosecutors trying to seize a car in a drug forfeiture case

CNS – Luskin’s Loses,580

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that Luskin’s Inc