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Maryland lawmakers remove regulatory powers of comptroller (access required)

March 29, 2019 Comments Off on Maryland lawmakers remove regulatory powers of comptroller (access required)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly has removed regulatory authority over alcohol, tobacco and gasoline from the comptroller’s office. Lawmakers in the House and Senate voted Thursday to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the measure. The bill ...

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Marriage-age debate may be addressed by emancipation bill (access required)

March 27, 2019 Comments Off on Marriage-age debate may be addressed by emancipation bill (access required)

Maryland lawmakers are considering the creation of an emancipation process for 16 and 17 year olds that also aims to curb marriage by minors, the subject of debate in recent legislative sessions. House Bill 1147 creates a process for minors ...

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Committee discusses adultery repeal, move toward no-fault divorce (access required)

March 20, 2019 Comments Off on Committee discusses adultery repeal, move toward no-fault divorce (access required)

Members of a Senate committee contemplated the potential family law consequences of repealing the rarely charged crime of adultery and contemplated a broader discussion about moving toward no-fault divorce. Del. Kathleen M. Dumais, D-Montgomery, is making her second attempt in ...

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Bill to provide tool to vacate GTTF-related convictions passes House (access required)

March 15, 2019 Comments Off on Bill to provide tool to vacate GTTF-related convictions passes House (access required)

Legislation that would allow prosecutors to seek to vacate convictions they no longer have faith in passed the House of Delegates Thursday after being amended in committee to limit its scope. House Bill 874 was designed in part to address ...

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Human trafficking survivors, advocates seek expansion of vacatur law (access required)

February 28, 2019 Comments Off on Human trafficking survivors, advocates seek expansion of vacatur law (access required)

Human trafficking survivors and advocates say the law allowing survivors to have their prostitution convictions vacated must be expanded to include other crimes to close a gap in the justice system. Senate Bill 691 would add misdemeanors such as drug ...

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A huge boost sought for Md. schools funding — but how to pay for it? (access required)

December 16, 2018 Comments Off on A huge boost sought for Md. schools funding — but how to pay for it? (access required)

Maryland’s public education system is on the verge of major policy changes, but how to pay for those recommendations could elude lawmakers, many of whom ran for election promising to increase school funding. For many watching and participating in the ...

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