Maryland

Lawmaker Wants to Boost Penalty for Fleeing Accident

ANNAPOLIS – Delegate William A

Bill Would Help Hard-of-Hearing Infants

ANNAPOLIS – When Emily and Scott Levin’s son was born hard of hearing, the Owings Mill couple was shocked to find that a pair of hearing aids cost about $5,000

House and Senate Will Hear Identical Medical Marijuana Bill

ANNAPOLIS – Sponsors of a bill to reduce criminal penalties for medical patients who use marijuana highlighted two changes from last year’s bill designed to increase legislative support, during a Thursday news conference

Delegate Wants to Ban Fetal Tissue Research

ANNAPOLIS – Supporters of a bill outlawing fetal tissue research in Maryland told House panel members Wednesday that an illegal market has developed, in which “baby body parts” are purchased and sold

Bartlett Back With Bill to Change Presidents Day into Washington’s Birthday

WASHINGTON – All men are created equal

Maryland’s Blackwater Named as One of 10 “Threatened” Refuges

WASHINGTON – Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore is one of 10 refuges across the country “jeopardized by imminent threats,” according to a report released Wednesday by the National Audubon Society

Lawmaker Targets Child Support Scofflaws for Booting

ANNAPOLIS – Legislators proposed more than a dozen bills this session to enforce child support laws in the state, but only one would give parents the boot

Tearful Testimony Targets Gun Safety Education

ANNAPOLIS – Last week was the first time Carole Price heard the 911 call of a desperate 9-year-old boy asking the operator when Price’s 13-year-old son would wake up

Court Ruling on Internet Copyright Case Could Have Broader Implications

WASHINGTON- A federal appeals court Tuesday made it harder for Internet service providers to claim they are not liable for copyright violations committed by their subscribers, a ruling that could “ripple” through the online industry

Nonprofits are Key to State Job Growth

ANNAPOLIS – Despite layoffs looming for many dot-com and telecommunications employees, Maryland’s nonprofit sector is thriving and some state lawmakers are trying to keep it that way