Government agencies must conduct a “good faith” search for records requested under the Maryland Public Information Act and should assist the requesting party in narrowing requests that sweep too broadly, the state’s top court ruled Thursday. “An agency that receives ...

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Commercial leases voluntarily submitted to counties cannot be totally and automatically shielded from public view, Court of Appeals unanimously rules.

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The Howard County School Board has reached a deal with its new acting superintendent Michael J. Martirano just days after announcing he would replace Renee Foose. Martirano’s contracted salary is the equivalent of $270,000 a year, but prorated for his initial ...

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Maryland top court considers if state law permits commercial leases voluntarily submitted to counties to be totally and automatically shielded from public view.

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Counties need not publicly disclose under the Maryland Public Information Act the contents of commercial leases that private parties voluntarily submit to them, Maryland’s second-highest court has ruled.

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The Maryland Public Information Act prohibits the state comptroller from listing abandoned properties in order of their value, as that information would disclose personal financial information regarding their owners, Maryland’s top court has unanimously ruled.

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Maryland’s top court on Monday unanimously upheld the state’s refusal to disclose the names of administrators, owners and medical directors who have applied for licenses to open surgical facilities that perform abortions.

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Citing slayings and harassment of abortion providers in other states, an attorney for Maryland defended before the state’s top court Monday a government agency’s refusal to disclose publicly the names of individuals seeking licenses to open surgical facilities that perform abortions.

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Maryland’s top court on Monday will hear a challenge to the state’s refusal to disclose the names of administrators, owners and medical directors who have applied for licenses to open surgical facilities that perform abortions.

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Baltimore City police officers soon will be wearing body cameras, and stationary video cameras already record a substantial amount of activity on Baltimore’s streets. The Commission Regarding the Implementation & Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement Officers, established by ...

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