The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Thursday night approved legislation to require the training and licensing of handgun owners and the banning of semi-automatic assault weapons.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate has given preliminary approval to expanding gambling to allow table games like blackjack and a new casino near the nation’s capital. The Senate, which took a recess on Friday until 6 p.m., planned to take ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers convened for the year’s second special session Thursday to consider a significant expansion of gambling in the state to raise more revenue and create jobs. The measure, which is tailored to make Maryland more competitive with ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker says the Casey Anthony case has prompted her to propose a bill making it a felony for a parent not to report the death of their child. Sen. Nancy Jacobs says she received nearly two ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Citing California as both precedent and a rallying cry, several Maryland legislators are gearing up to try at the ballot box what they may fail to do in the General Assembly this year: defeat a measure to allow ...

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