ANNAPOLIS — A significant spike in juvenile crime from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on school days has led to a push by the state’s juvenile justice agency to shift school start and finish times. The department is advocating ...
Read More »Bills would help shield addresses of domestic-violence survivors
ANNAPOLIS — Domestic violence, stalking and human-trafficking survivors would be given an opportunity to shield property records from abusers under three identical bills in the Maryland General Assembly this session. Maryland’s Safe At Home Address Confidentiality Program already provides a ...
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Read More »Elephants, artificial turf and unspecified gender grab legislators’ attentions
ANNAPOLIS — Bills that would outlaw using elephants in certain animal acts, ban using state funds for artificial turf fields or playgrounds and adding “unspecified” to the gender selection option on a motor vehicle license or state IDs are working ...
Read More »Md. bills considered on live video, pink hunting gear, organ transplants
ANNAPOLIS — In a move officials say would bring more transparency to state government, the Hogan administration has proposed Senate Bill 295 to require all sessions of the Maryland General Assembly — including floor sessions, voting sessions and hearings — ...
Read More »A roundup of bills making their way through Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS – Bills advancing through the General Assembly this week deal with adultery, divorce, veterans suicides, boat safety and more. Decriminalizing adultery Adultery is illegal in Maryland and is a misdemeanor, punishable by $10 fine. At least three adultery violations ...
Read More »Md. universities helping police rebuild community trust
University professors and students are lending their expertise to local police departments looking for new ways to rebuild relationships and accountability with the communities they serve. The School of Social Work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is ...
Read More »Md. foster care bill aims to expand tuition grants
ANNAPOLIS — Verging on adulthood, Shalita O’Neale faced a big decision: college or family? “I had a family member who wanted to adopt me but they felt it would be best if I stayed in the foster care system because ...
Read More »A roundup of bills moving through the Md. General Assembly
ANNAPOLIS — From a proposal to protect ship captains from laser pointers to a possible end to a front license tag, here are some of the more interesting bills recently introduced in the Maryland General Assembly. Public Safety – Emergency Medical ...
Read More »Md. to buy screens to block ‘fishing’ at detention center
ANNAPOLIS — A rash of “fishing” for contraband — including drugs, weapons and phones — out prison windows has prompted the state on Wednesday to approve spending for metal screens in 96 cells at a Baltimore detention facility. Inmates at the Maryland ...
Read More »Do Maryland police target minorities? The data can’t tell us
In Maryland, police departments must report whom they stop and search. But the statistics police departments around the state are filing are incomplete and unreliable.
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