Maryland Seeks to Block Other States Same-Sex Marriages

ANNAPOLIS – Same-sex marriages are already outlawed in Maryland

Officials On Both Side Of D.C. Border Shun Retrocession

ANNAPOLIS – Amid the debate on Puerto Rican statehood, House Speaker Newt Gingrich revived an old idea to give Washington, D

Two-Time Criminal May Actually be Two Men, Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has thrown out a mandatory 10-year sentence imposed on a two-time drug dealer, claiming that the state failed to prove the same man committed both crimes

Court Overturn’s Conviction of Janitor on Shaky Evidence

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Tuesday overturned the theft conviction of a Talbot County high school janitor who was accused of stealing more than $3,000 from school vending machines

Dairy Farmers Push for Authority to Set Minimum Milk Price

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland dairy farmers urged lawmakers Tuesday to support the state’s ailing dairy farms by letting them join six New England states in setting minimum wholesale prices for milk

Lawmakers Aim to Block Last-Minute Pardons by Governors

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers said Tuesday that it’s wrong for a governor to spring surprises on the people — especially when those surprises could let a convicted murderer go free

Court Says Absent Dad’s Fight for Kids `Too Little, Too Late’

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Friday that a jailed man’s efforts to turn his life around to keep custody of his two sons was “too little and too late

Despite Critics, Black-and-White Prison Gear Gaining Popularity

ANNAPOLIS – They have been described as useless and dehumanizing, but black-and-white-striped prison uniforms are showing up more and more often in Maryland and across the nation

School Officials Act to Head Off `Potato Famine’ Mandate

ANNAPOLIS – State school officials have agreed to review how the 1845 Irish Potato Famine is taught in the state’s public schools and to report their findings this month to lawmakers

Little-Used High-Tech Machine Heads Off MVA Hassles

ANNAPOLIS – Like hundreds of thousands of Maryland residents, when it came time for Yinka Animashaun to renew his car registration, he trudged to the Motor Vehicle Administration and stood in line