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ANNAPOLIS — State lawmakers heard arguments Tuesday on a bill that seeks to add criminal penalties for knowingly possessing ransomware with the intent to use it in a malicious way. Ransomware is a type of malware that can impede the ...

ANNAPOLIS — Senate bills may become a hot commodity in Maryland if a rule proposed this week is enacted. The Senate Rules Committee is planning to meet Friday to consider limiting the number of bills any one senator can propose ...

ANNAPOLIS — Legislators and a union-backed coalition of education advocates are proposing a tax package of nearly a dozen bills they said will help pay for the state’s portion of the proposed Kirwan Commission education plan. Lawmakers are expected to ...

ANNAPOLIS — Legislation working its way through the Maryland General Assembly would require businesses located in opportunity zones to provide more information in order to qualify for state incentives, clarify which businesses are eligible for those perks, and ensure higher ...

ANNAPOLIS — Legislation to require background checks on purchasers of rifles and shotguns through private sales in Maryland drew strong opposition Wednesday from gun rights advocates who assailed the plan as invasive and an intrusion on the constitutional right of law-abiding citizens ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A group of men who served a combined 250 years in prison for crimes they did not commit asked legislators Wednesday to support bills to standardize post-release compensation for exonerees and increase transparency about the use of jailhouse ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers plan to take a look at how the state’s hospitals determine whether patients can pay and how hospitals collect payment from patients who struggle with their bills. Dels. Robbyn Lewis, D-Baltimore, and Lorig Charkoudian, D-Montgomery, will ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday called for repealing the state’s authority to suspend the driver’s licenses of motorists who fail to pay a traffic fine or fee because they lack the funds, saying such a ...

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The attorneys general of Maryland and 14 other states said this week that they oppose a Trump administration proposal to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, arguing the trains will share tracks with passenger trains and travel through congested areas.

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More than 150 people attended the Jan. 8 Annapolis Summit that serves as a kickoff for the General Assembly session. The 17th annual event was held at the Governor Calvert House, across from the historic Annapolis State House, on the ...