ANNAPOLIS – The well-publicized police chases of the past week resonated through the House of Delegates’ Judiciary Committee Tuesday as members examined a bill to substantially raise the penalty for motorists who attempt to elude police
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Murder Conviction Upheld in 1994 Landover Case
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday upheld the conviction of a Landover man in an April 10, 1994 murder there, rejecting his claim that he acted in self-defense
Hopkins Prof Says Minority Health Needs Not Being Addressed
WASHINGTON – The health care needs of Hispanics, blacks and other minorities are not being addressed in the congressional budget debate, a Johns Hopkins University professor said during a recent conference
Bills Propose Cost-Share Program To Get Rid of Phragmites Reed
ANNAPOLIS – If you have driven over the Kent Narrows Bridge, you have probably seen phragmites
Truant Students Could Lose Driver’s Licenses
ANNAPOLIS – Students between the ages of 15 and 17 who are consistently truant could have their driver’s licenses suspended under a bill before a Senate committee
Court Affirms Conviction in Park Police Case
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the conviction this week of a man who drew a gun on a U
Legislation Pits County Governments against Schools
ANNAPOLIS – Legislation that would sharply reduce the funds county governments are required to give local school boards is pitting counties against public school officials at the Maryland Statehouse
Snapping Turtle Bill Allows Hook and Line Method of Catching
ANNAPOLIS – When Michael Weir was a boy in the 1930s, he used to drop lines into Baltimore County’s Back River — not for fish, but for snapping turtles
DeWine Tries to Stop Browns Move to Maryland
WASHINGTON – In the latest effort to keep the Browns in Cleveland, Republican Sen
Nonprofits Ask State for Share of Economic Development Effort
ANNAPOLIS – Nonprofit organizations don’t want to be left out of state economic development plans