Maryland

Legislators Skeptical of English Language Tax Credit Bill

ANNAPOLIS – A bill granting tax credits to employers who provide English classes was shot down during a Senate Budget and Taxation committee hearing Thursday

Maryland Public Schools Get Mixed Grades For Performance

WASHINGTON – The Maryland public school system received two A’s, two C’s and two D’s in a “report card” released Thursday by Education Week

Baltimore County, Harford Lawmakers React to State of the State

ANNAPOLIS – A proposed income tax cut, job opportunities, casinos and increasing salaries and jobs for state police officers were the main issues for Baltimore and Harford county legislators during Gov

Appeals Court Rules Police Chiefs Not Liable For Officer’s Misconduct

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled this week that three Anne Arundel County police chiefs and the county government are not liable for damages for a 1990 incident in which a woman alleged an on-duty police officer raped her

Tobacco Tax, Pax Still Sticking Points in Governor’s Agenda

ANNAPOLIS – While Southern Maryland lawmakers gave a generally warm reception to Gov

Senate Committee Hears Tattooing Legislation

ANNAPOLIS – A 13-year-old boy who had a bulldog tattooed on his chest has instigated several bills before the Maryland General Assembly to ban tattooing of minors

ATV Registration Bill Pitched for Fifth Year

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on a bill requiring operators of all-terrain vehicles to pay an $18 registration fee to the Motor Vehicle Administration

Court of Appeals Rules on Using Defendant’s Confession

ANNAPOLIS – In 1994, while trying a murder case, Baltimore City prosecutors wanted to use the confession of a Baltimore man who didn’t testify in his trial

Reducing Recidivism or Building More Prisons

ANNAPOLIS – The Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services asked legislators Tuesday to emphasize rehabilitating convicts instead of building more prisons, even though Maryland is beginning to face prison overcrowding