ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s two-year-old health care appeals and grievance law is working well, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Insurance Administration
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Death Penalty Takes Spotlight in Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s death penalty is set to go on trial today, as a Senate committee is scheduled to hear a bill to suspend executions for two years
Hopkins Study Finds Drunken Drivers Behind the Handlebars As Well As the Wheel
WASHINGTON – One in three fatal bicycle accidents in Maryland is linked to alcohol use, according to a Johns Hopkins University study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Lawmakers Continue Budget Debate
ANNAPOLIS – A growing body of Maryland senators wants to give the General Assembly the power to rearrange spending priorities in the state’s budget, bringing Maryland in line with the other 49 states
Bill Would Protect Children’s Medical Rights
ANNAPOLIS – Parents who substitute prayer for medical treatment for their children may be subject to civil and criminal penalties under a bill repealing the religious exemption from child health and safety laws
Stiffer Drunken-Driving Laws Urged
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s drunken-driving laws are too loose and the General Assembly should approve the more than 20 bills introduced this session to stiffen them, witnesses told the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday
Lawmaker Says Voucher Bill May Fail For Greater Good
ANNAPOLIS – Students attending low-achievement public schools should be able to transfer to more successful schools in their jurisdictions, a Baltimore County lawmaker says
19 Neighborhoods Receive Homeownership Funds
ANNAPOLIS – Nineteen Maryland communities with high crime rates will receive $10
AAA Survey Shows Driver Support for New Potomac Crossing
WASHINGTON – A new survey says that 80 percent of Montgomery County motorists support the construction a new Potomac River crossing, striking a stark contrast with the county council’s unanimous opposition