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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