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A bill to exempt marriages formed after a crime is committed from the spousal privilege — a general rule that one spouse cannot be compelled to testify against the other in a criminal proceeding — received a favorable report from a ...

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Marylanders support the goals of  a plan to overhaul public education in the state but remain concerned about the how to cover the associated $4 billion annual costs, according to a new poll released Monday. The results come as lawmakers ...

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate gave preliminary approval Friday to a bill that would enable alleged victims of sexual assault to seek protective court orders against acquaintances who allegedly attacked them. The measure would broaden existing law, which permits alleged victims ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday lashed out at a Democratic proposal to expand the sales tax to services and raise $2.6 billion, saying it would have a catastrophic impact on the state economy. The plan is billed as a ...

Several states have begun picking up the tab for family planning services at clinics run by Planned Parenthood, which last year quit a $260 million federal funding program over a Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions.

Legislation before the General Assembly would create a task force to examine the creation of a third law school in Maryland at Bowie State University.

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ANNAPOLIS – A bill to enable alleged victims of sexual assault to seek protective court orders against acquaintances who allegedly attacked them drew fire from Senate opponents Thursday as an improper and possibly unconstitutional expansion of a law intended to ...

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Believing too many Prince George’s County residents go outside of the county for health care, Doctors Community Hospital plans to create an obstetrics program, allowing more babies to be delivered in the county. Doctors and Anne Arundel Medical Center, which ...

ANNAPOLIS — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday called on the Democratic-controlled legislature to quickly pass a package of bills he said will address violent crime in Baltimore and proposed making them emergency legislation, a change that is likely to leave ...

ANNAPOLIS — A high price tag could stand in the way of lawmakers’ plans to create a subsidy program to help small businesses purchase health insurance through Maryland’s Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Del. Shane E. Pendergrass, D-Howard and chair ...