The chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee said Thursday that a bill that stiffens penalties against online bullying will "fly out of committee."

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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 ...

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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.

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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.

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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 ...

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Two lawmakers clashed over accusations that the vice chairwoman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee stole a bill from another senator.

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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Proponents praise the bill's liability standards for drilling companies while proponents say the measure would ban fracking in Maryland.

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