ANNAPOLIS — A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a decision by the Maryland State Board of Elections that the law allowing Johns Hopkins University to establish a private police force could not be subject to referendum. Anne Arundel County Circuit ...

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A judge could rule by the end of the month on whether a new law allowing Johns Hopkins University to establish a private police force can be subject to a referendum.

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A ballot initiative group formed to oppose the creation of a private police force for Johns Hopkins University is asking a judge to review the preliminary decision by the State Board of Elections that the issue cannot be subject to ...

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A new poll finds Americans generally support transgender anti-discrimination laws but it dwindles when people are told biological men may be allowed to use women's bathrooms.

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A ballot initiative organization run by Del. Neil C. Parrot, R-Washington, will seek to overturn the recently passed transgender anti-discrimination law.

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Legislation to reform Maryland's petition process was not passed in the General Assembly this year because of the "volatile nature" of the session and political considerations.

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Death-penalty supporters said Thursday that they may have to abandon their effort to bring to referendum a challenge to a law that will abolish capital punishment in the state on Oct. 1.

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ANNAPOLIS — Laws in 2012 prompted Maryland’s first statewide ballot referendum in 20 years, allowing marriage equality, the Dream Act and congressional redistricting to be upheld by voters. And if those who don’t agree with Maryland’s likely ban of the ...

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The state’s highest court has affirmed an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge’s decision that the correct number of voters did in fact approve the expansion of casino gambling in Maryland on Election Day.

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Here's a few government and politics headlines for Thursday, as the state Senate's gun control debate continues.

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