The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to legislation that would create rules for long-term capital project agreements between state agencies and businesses — and let those businesses propose the projects themselves.

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The Senate could vote as early as Wednesday on legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland.

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Randy Farmer stood silent amid the gunshots, and it was just as well. Had the Kentucky native and Air Force veteran tried to speak, he’d have been overruled by the bang of bullets escaping muzzles and echoing through his gun range in Middle River.

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ANNAPOLIS – Several Maryland legislators are pushing for stricter limits on custody and visitation rights for parents convicted of sex crimes. Last week, the Judicial Proceedings Committee heard a bill from Sen. Richard Colburn, R-Caroline, which would prevent courts from ...

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The Senate on Friday began debate on legislation to repeal capital punishment in Maryland, with abolitionist legislators saying the death penalty does not deter heinous crimes and carries the risk that a wrongly convicted person could be executed.

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Baltimore’s mayor and police chief urged legislators Friday to pass legislation requiring the training, fingerprinting and licensing of handgun purchasers and the banning of semi-automatic weapons, saying the ready availability of the firearms led to 183 gun deaths in the city last year.

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A day after meeting with the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly, Gov. Martin O'Malley may soon introduce a bill that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation projects.

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The Senate Finance Committee voted 7-4 to move Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy legislation to the full Senate, marking the first time in three tries that the legislation will reach the full body.

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The House of Delegates has passed legislation that would force utility companies to buy energy produced by wind turbines that could be built at least 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City.

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A written opinion from the Maryland Office of the Attorney General says controversial labor and wage provisions in Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind legislation are legal.

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