State’s Disability Rights Advocates Fear Fallout from High Court’s Ruling

WASHINGTON – Maryland advocates for the disabled fear that a recent Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Americans with Disabilities Act will make an already “very hostile climate” for disabled workers even more so

Lottery Asks For Credit Card Buying Power

ANNAPOLIS – Lottery players could buy up to a year’s worth of Lotto or Big Game tickets on credit under a bill in the Maryland General Assembly that would ease a restriction against credit card use

Minority Democrats, GOP Criticize Governor’s Redistricting Map

ANNAPOLIS – Minority members of the Democratic Party and Republicans have accused Gov

Montgomery Students Protest Legislative Move to End Vote on Education Board

ANNAPOLIS – More than 20 teen-agers jammed Montgomery’s House delegation meeting Friday to protest two bills to limit the voting rights of the county’s student member of the board of education, also known as the SMOB

Bill Would Consolidate Crime Victim Programs at Cabinet Level

ANNAPOLIS – Some Maryland lawmakers and victim rights advocates want to consolidate now scattered services for crime victims into one Cabinet-level office

Court Orders Back Pay for Domestic Kept in `Slavery-Like’ Conditions by Couple

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a Gaithersburg man who harbored an illegal Brazilian immigrant under slavery-like conditions for almost two decades, and further ordered the man to give her 14 years of back pay

Bill Would Allow State Environment Department to Reissue Air Pollution Permits

ANNAPOLIS – A bill reinstating Maryland Department of the Environment’s authority to issue air pollution permits is fast-tracking through the House Environmental Matters Committee of the Maryland General Assembly

Smile, Delegates: You’re on House TV

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland residents may watch their state legislators at work in the State House from the comfort of their own living room under a new program that began Thursday

Mentor Postage Stamp Unveiled in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Paying tribute to the thousands of mentors who provide guidance and support to young people, the U