Students Tackle Issues, Dispense With Laws, All In a Day’s Work

ANNAPOLIS – If Prince George’s high school students were running the state, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation would already have passed while a bill to lower the death penalty to 16 would have been killed in committee

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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

CNS – Luskin’s Loses,580

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that Luskin’s Inc

Court Allows Illegally Obtained Evidence in Forfeiture Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that illegally obtained evidence can be used by prosecutors trying to seize a car in a drug forfeiture case

Female Circumcision Ban Urged, Despite Scant Details

ANNAPOLIS – The sponsor of a bill to ban female genital mutilation in Maryland said the practice simply must be stopped – – even as he conceded that he does not know how often it occurs

Could Cole Field House Become Pepsi Cola Field House?

ANNAPOLIS – Could the new Cole Field House be the Pepsi Cola Field House?

That is the fear of speakers who turned out Wednesday to support a bill that would prevent state universities and colleges from selling corporations the right to name campus athletic facilities or slap their logos on them

Workers’ Comp Denied to Woman Who Was Paid to Be Homemaker

ANNAPOLIS – Chester Martin wanted his wife to stay at home, so much so that his company paid her a $38,000-a-year salary “with the understanding that she would do no work

Lawmakers Chuckle Over Milk and Cookies During Bill Hearing

ANNAPOLIS – Members of a House committee were beneficiaries of a clever lobbying ploy Wednesday: free milk and cookies

Maryland, District May Get Reprieve on Massive Federal Fines

A congressional committee voted Wednesday to all but eliminate penalties against states that have not computerized their child support systems, a move that could save Maryland from losing $263 million in federal funds