February 22, 2018
Comments Off on Zirkin: Cyberbullying bill will fly out of committee
The chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee said Thursday that a bill that stiffens penalties against online bullying will "fly out of committee."
Tagged with: 2018 Maryland General Assembly cyberbullying Sen. Bobby Zirkin
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January 4, 2018
Comments Off on Sessions’ move on marijuana law enforcement provokes concerns in Md.
The Trump administration’s announcement Thursday that it will end a federal policy which essentially allowed states to legalize some level of marijuana use has sown confusion in Maryland. The state’s medical society said it might discourage physicians from prescribing its ...
Tagged with: Attorney General Jeff Sessions medical marijuana Sen. Bobby Zirkin
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March 20, 2017
Comments Off on Politics taints Zirkin’s fracking win
You can't take the politics out of politics, and at least part of Gov. Larry Hogan's comments Friday when announced his support for a fracking ban that were directed at Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. left Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin bitter.
Tagged with: 2017 Maryland General Assembly Fracking Larry Hogan Sen. Bobby Zirkin
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February 24, 2017
Comments Off on Miller on Zirkin: He didn’t do anything wrong
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. Friday rose to defend his chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee after a judge questioned Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin's ethics.
Tagged with: 2017 Maryland General Assembly Sen. Bobby Zirkin Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.
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February 22, 2017
Comments Off on Zirkin denies judge’s allegation of ‘unethical’ trial delay tactic
A Baltimore city judge called Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin “unethical” during a hearing last month for attempting to use his legislative privilege to delay a medical malpractice case by entering his appearance on behalf of the defendants less than ...
Tagged with: Judge Althea M. Handy medical malpractice Sen. Bobby Zirkin william h. billy murphy
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February 17, 2017
Comments Off on State senator accuses colleague of stealing bill
Two lawmakers clashed over accusations that the vice chairwoman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee stole a bill from another senator.
Tagged with: 2017 Maryland General Assembly jim brochin Sen. Bobby Zirkin Sen. Delores Kelley Sen. Ron Young
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July 15, 2016
Comments Off on Kelley named vice chair of Judicial Proceedings
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee has a new vice chairwoman, and the appointment raises continued questions about the political future of Sen. Lisa A. Gladden.
Tagged with: Judicial Proceedings Committee Lisa Gladden maryland senate Sen. Bobby Zirkin Sen. Delores Kelley Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.
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April 12, 2016
Comments Off on Partial expungement fails in Md. General Assembly despite last-minute efforts
Eleventh-hour logistics killed a bill with bipartisan support in the General Assembly that would have allowed people to expunge online evidence of crimes that didn’t result in convictions. House Bill 220, which was amended to limit its impact to Maryland ...
Tagged with: General Assembly justice reinvestment act maryland judiciary case search partial expungement Sen. Bobby Zirkin
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March 12, 2015
Comments Off on Fracking liability bill heads to full Senate
A watered down version of a bill that would have imposed strict liability standards on companies seeking to drill for natural gas in Western Maryland shale deposits will head to the full Senate for a vote.
Tagged with: Fracking liability Sen. Bobby Zirkin
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February 11, 2015
Comments Off on Bill sets tough liability rules for fracking
Proponents praise the bill's liability standards for drilling companies while proponents say the measure would ban fracking in Maryland.
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