Prince George’s County is one of many communities around the country turning to juvenile curfews to combat juvenile crime, even though academic research suggests they may be ineffective.
Court approves early counting of Maryland mail-in ballots
Prior to the court’s ruling, Maryland election laws only authorized the counting of mail-in ballots on the Thursday after election day.
Release of Adnan Syed focuses attention on Maryland wrongful prosecutions
At least 3,000 exonerated individuals in the U.S. have spent a combined 25,000 years of their lives behind bars due to wrongful prosecution as of March 2022, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
Military sexual assault reports rise ahead of planned reforms
President Joe Biden in January signed an executive order making sexual harassment a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Abortion providers face increasing attacks, harassment
Although abortion providers work a job that is not inherently dangerous, incidents of violence and harassment against workers in their field have increased in the past year. Because of the frequency of attacks, abortion providers in Maryland are fearful of sharing their last names.
Court to decide by weekend on counting mail-in votes early
Election board members said the current rule of waiting to count votes until the Thursday after the election will “leave local, statewide, and even federal contests without certified results until late December 2022 or early January 2023.”
CNS 2022 General Election Guide
Election Day is Nov. 8. CNS created this guide to help Marylanders find election information and resources in one place, see what voting trends may look like and how redistricting might affect this election.
Artificial Intelligence in art underlines deeper implications for workers
Twitter-viral text-to-image generators only tell one side of AI capabilities that could upend job growth in multiple industries.
Cox, Moore campaigns heat up as early voting nears
Democratic nominee Wes Moore and his Republican opponent, Dan Cox, have begun campaigning in earnest after being relatively dormant over the past month.
Monkeypox cases drop, but disease hit Maryland’s Black communities harder
There are over 22,000 monkeypox cases in the United States and one person has died, according to the CDC. Infection rates have slowed over the past weeks.