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WASHINGTON — The race between Democratic Reps. Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen for the U.S. Senate is tight, according to a poll released Tuesday. Van Hollen, who represents the state’s 8th District, is supported by 38 percent of likely ...
Read More »WMATA chief tells Md. House committee of plans to improve Metro
ANNAPOLIS – Paul Wiedefeld, the general manager of WMATA, knows riders don’t trust the Metro. Wiedefeld has been in his position since late November, and on Tuesday he briefed Maryland’s House Environment and Transportation Committee. “From a riders’ perspective, we’ve ...
Read More »Frosh, fellow AGs aim to curb gun violence, trafficking
WASHINGTON — Attorneys general from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia met on Friday to coordinate efforts on reducing gun violence and illegal gun trafficking in the region. The folks who are doing the crimes are doing it across ...
Read More »Activists, former felons seek to override Hogan’s veto on voting rights bill
Harry Cokely had been out of prison for two days. In addition to finding a job and staying out of trouble, his first priority after ending his 13-year prison sentence was to lobby the Maryland General Assembly.
Tagged with: felons Larry Hogan voting voting rights
Read More »First day of 2016 session: Short and ceremonial
ANNAPOLIS — Amid a sea of Maryland state-flag neckties and toddlers in suits, legislators of the Maryland General Assembly gaveled in for the first day of the 2016 session. Both houses of the Assembly concerned themselves with the formalities of ...
Read More »Could Md. require ignition interlock devices for most drunken drivers?
The legislature is considering a bill this year that would lower the BAC requirement for an interlock device to .08 for non-commercial drivers.
Read More »15 years after settlement, smoking still a health concern in Md.
ANNAPOLIS — To successfully combat smoking, Anne Arundel Medical Center would need to receive $1 million per year from the county health department, officials said. This year, the center received about $20,000. That gap is part of why the hospital ...
Read More »More Marylanders becoming victims of tax return identity theft
ANNAPOLIS — Shortly after her husband’s death, Roberta Roper enlisted the help of an accountant to file her taxes. That’s when she found out her family was victimized — again. Her husband, Vincent Roper, had died suddenly from a massive ...
Tagged with: fraud identity theft
Read More »Md.’s unclaimed property list includes Md. agencies, famous Marylanders
ANNAPOLIS — Ray Rice, Nancy Kopp, the University of Maryland and Carmelo Anthony aren’t just famous Maryland entities — they’ve all left behind valuables or cash in banks or financial organizations, and the state can’t find them to return it. ...
Read More »Md. juvenile services’ screening initiatives reducing unnecessary detention
A decline in the number of juveniles securely detained in Maryland is expected to continue, thanks to ongoing modifications and tools in use by the state’s Department of Juvenile Services to standardize the intake process.
Tagged with: crime criminal justice department of juvenile services juvenile
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