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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bartlett Back With Bill to Change Presidents Day into Washington’s Birthday
WASHINGTON – All men are created equal