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Sheila Hixson, who served more than four decades in the Maryland General Assembly, has died.
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Read More »Maryland’s longest-serving woman in state legislature dies
Just-released opinion reveals Md. high court approved redistricting by single vote
Maryland’s top court approved the General Assembly’s redrawn legislative districts last spring by just a single vote.
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Read More »Total disability award voids later workers’ comp claim, Md. high court says
A firefighter who retired with “total disability retirement benefits” for a back injury cannot later seek workers’ compensation when his hearing fades, Maryland’s top court ruled last week.
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Read More »General Assembly needs to strengthen gun laws, Frosh says
Maryland's outgoing attorney general said the state legislature needs to act quickly to strengthen gun laws.
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Read More »Explainer: Why is Maryland’s gas tax set to rise by so much?
Barring extraordinary action by political leaders, Maryland motorists will pay more in state fuel taxes. Like many tax issues, the state's gas excise calculation is complicated.
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Read More »Lawmakers eye giving Maryland AG prosecuting power in police shootings
The Maryland attorney general’s authority to investigate local police-involved slayings derives from a 2021 law sparked by the murder of an unarmed Black man in Minnesota, but the law needs a controversial expansion to achieve the goal of inspiring public ...
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Read More »Harford County sheriff ordered to turn over evidence in fatal police shooting
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office must cede its investigation into an April 23 police shooting to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, a county judge ruled Thursday. The ruling is the first judicial test for a 2021 law that granted Attorney ...
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Read More »‘More people can be helped’: New Md. law likely to expand uses for donated organs
Organ donations in Maryland are expected to get a boost starting July 1, when a bill passed last year by the Maryland General Assembly takes effect. The bill, adopted unanimously by both houses, grants Marylanders the option to choose whether ...
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Read More »Who gets access to new industry? Marijuana legalization, sports betting face same question in Maryland
An effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Maryland will face challenges similar to those currently delaying the implementation of sports wagering.
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Read More »Hogan wants lawmakers to act quickly on COVID relief
Speaking just hours before the General Assembly is set to convene, Gov. Larry Hogan urged lawmakers Wednesday morning to pass as soon as possible his proposed $1 billion Relief Act for Maryland businesses and residents hardest hit by the pandemic-spurred ...
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