ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed gun-control measures into law on Tuesday, and the National Rifle Association quickly filed a federal lawsuit against them.
The governor signed legislation approved by state lawmakers this year in response to a U.S.
Maryland Supreme Court reverses ruling on digital ad tax
May 10, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's highest court on Tuesday reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising was unconstitutional, saying the court lacked jurisdiction over the case.
Maryland judges question jurisdiction of digital ad tax case
May 5, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys debated the proper jurisdiction for settling a legal challenge to the first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising during arguments before Maryland's highest court on Friday.
In latest abortion law chapter: Bill signings, court rulings
May 4, 2023 GMTCourts this week blocked abortion restrictions from taking effect in two states, while lawmakers in a third are forging ahead with a plan for a new ban that's less stringent than most.
Those are some of the latest developments in an abortion landscape that is being crafted by lawmakers, governors and courts across the country in the aftermath of last year's U.S.
Democratic Sen. Cardin of Maryland retiring after 3 terms
May 1, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland announced Monday that he plans to retire at the end of his third term, triggering what is likely to be a highly competitive primary to replace him in the blue-leaning state.
Maryland governor says he plans to sign gun-control bills
April 27, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday he is planning to sign gun-control measures approved by lawmakers in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year.
The high court's ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.
Former Maryland House speaker Casper Taylor dead at 88
April 24, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland House Speaker Casper Taylor died Monday. He was 88.
Gov. Wes Moore said Taylor’s work as a leading state lawmaker “left an impact on this state that will reverberate for generations to come.”
EPA agrees to make Pennsylvania cut Chesapeake Bay pollution
April 20, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Pennsylvania must minimize its outsized role in polluting the Chesapeake Bay, according to a proposed settlement agreement announced Thursday that would subject the state to increased oversight from federal environmental officials.
Maryland lawmakers pass gun bills, cannabis, by session end
April 11, 2023 GMTMaryland lawmakers adjourned late Monday from their annual legislative session after approving measures for gun control, abortion rights, a licensing framework to open a recreational marijuana market and a push to expand offshore wind development.
Maryland lawmakers work on cannabis, guns, near session end
April 8, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers kept working Friday on passing some remaining priority measures of the Democratic-led legislature in the waning days of the session. At the top of the list: bills to enable a recreational marijuana market to open July 1 and to respond to the U.S.
Maryland lawmakers approve AG prosecution powers over police
April 6, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly approved a measure on Thursday to give the state’s attorney general independent authority to bring criminal charges against police officers after investigating deaths when officers are involved.
Maryland voters to decide abortion constitutional amendment
March 30, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland voters will decide next year whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maryland Constitution, after the House of Delegates voted Thursday to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Maryland’s longtime elections administrator to retire
March 30, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's longtime elections administrator is retiring.
Linda Lamone, who is 80, announced her plans to retire during a Maryland State Elections Board meeting on Wednesday.
New Maryland provider opening in post-Roe ‘abortion desert’
March 27, 2023 GMTCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A new abortion provider is opening this year in Democratic-controlled Maryland — just across from deeply conservative West Virginia, where state lawmakers recently passed a near-total abortion ban.
Maryland Senate debates funding shift to education in budget
March 22, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate debated a major funding shift in the state budget Wednesday that would set money aside for future K-12 education reforms, rejecting an amendment supported by Republicans that would have steered $300 million to help pay for tax relief for senior citizens.
Maryland lawmakers allot more money to K-12 education
March 17, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are working to shift between $300 million and $400 million in the state budget to add more help to implement the state's K-12 education funding law, known as the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
The AP Interview: Gov. Wes Moore reflects on first 2 months
March 16, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday he's aiming for “the most full assault on child poverty” to ever happen in Maryland during his first legislative session, touching on a wide variety of topics in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.
Maryland House OKs abortion rights constitutional amendment
March 10, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House voted Friday to enshrine the right to abortion in the state Constitution, one of several steps lawmakers are taking this legislative session to protect abortion rights after the U.S.
Ex-police chief convicted in 4 arsons targeting his enemies
March 9, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A former Maryland police chief was convicted Thursday of intentionally setting fire to buildings belonging to his adversaries, leading various law enforcement agencies on a sprawling investigation that linked a dozen arsons spanning nearly a decade and crisscrossing several counties.
Maryland Senate passes bill to enable AG to prosecute police
March 9, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate voted Thursday for a measure to give the state’s attorney general independent authority to bring criminal charges against police officers after investigating deaths when officers are involved.
Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won’t challenge Trump in 2024
March 5, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ex-president for the GOP's White House nomination in 2024.
Some Democratic-led states seek to bolster voter protections
February 25, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers in several Democratic-controlled states are advocating sweeping voter protections this year, reacting to what they view as a broad undermining of voting rights by the Supreme Court and Republican-led states as well as a failed effort in Congress to bolster access to the polls.
Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits
February 23, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers on Thursday to end the state's statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child sexual abuse.
Maryland lawmakers reelect Dereck Davis treasurer
February 21, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday reelected Dereck Davis to be the state's treasurer for a four-year term.
The treasurer, who is elected by the General Assembly, is the principal custodian of the state's cash deposits, money from bond sales and other securities, and directs the investments of those assets.
Maryland gov. recuses himself on vote, works on blind trust
February 15, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recused himself from a vote on a state panel Wednesday, saying he’s finalizing arrangements to create a blind trust for his assets “to prevent any financial conflicts during my tenure as governor.”
Bill would expand attorney general’s powers in police probes
February 14, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure before Maryland lawmakers would give the state's attorney general independent authority to prosecute police in cases that the office already investigates when someone is injured or dies when officers are involved.
Marylanders can sign up for health insurance on tax returns
February 11, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials and advocates are highlighting a state program that enables residents to begin signing up for health insurance by checking a box on their state tax return.
Maryland governor, officials supporting abortion protections
February 9, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and top state lawmakers announced support Thursday for a package of measures protecting abortion rights, including a state constitutional amendment.
Former college student pleads guilty to deadly sword attack
February 8, 2023 GMTHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former University of Connecticut student pleaded guilty to murder and other charges Wednesday for killing a man and severely wounding another with a sword in 2020 — one of two deadly attacks that led to a six-day manhunt in several states that ended with his capture in Maryland.
Maryland lawmakers weigh gun bills after Bruen decision
February 7, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are considering new gun measures in response to last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York law that was very similar to Maryland’s “good and substantial reason” standard for permits to carry concealed handguns.
As many as 80K Marylanders could lose Medicaid eligibility
February 5, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are preparing for as many as 80,000 residents who could no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage this spring, as the federal government reinstates a requirement that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic for states to verify the eligibility of recipients.
New Md. governor pledges to help Baltimore reduce violence
February 4, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who took office last month, has pledged to work closely with Baltimore leaders to reduce gun violence by addressing the complex social forces underlying the city’s longstanding struggle to improve public safety.
Judges hear appeal from victim’s family in Adnan Syed case
February 2, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The protracted legal odyssey of Adnan Syed, whose murder case rose to prominence through the hit podcast “Serial,” marked its latest development Thursday when a Maryland appeals court considered whether the victim’s family experienced improper treatment when a Baltimore court overturned Syed’s conviction last year, allowing his release after more than two decades behind bars.
Grandmother indicted after boy, 9, fatally shoots teen girl
February 2, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore grandmother faces criminal charges for failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot a teenage girl last summer, officials announced Thursday, saying the indictment should serve as a warning about the importance of safe firearm storage.
Maryland man found guilty in stabbing deaths of 3 girls
January 29, 2023 GMTUPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man could receive life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the deaths of his 6-year-old sister and two young extended family members in a home in 2017.
Baltimore ex-prosecutor’s perjury trial faces more delays
January 27, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — The federal perjury case against Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, who was scheduled to stand trial in March, likely faces further delays after a judge allowed her entire defense team to quit on Friday.
Moore highlights tax break proposal for military retirees
January 26, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore wants to expand state tax relief for military retirees.
The governor highlighted the “Keep Our Heroes Home Act” in his legislative agenda during a roundtable with veterans on Thursday.
Maryland board formally OKs developing area near FedEx Field
January 25, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials on Wednesday voted to formally begin the process of issuing up to $400 million in bonds for developing an area around FedEx Field in Prince George's County.
Man tried 4 times for killing set free after charges dropped
January 14, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s new top prosecutor dropped all charges Friday against a Black man who stood trial four times for the same killing, freeing him from behind bars and ending a controversial case that repeatedly raised questions about police and prosecutorial conduct.
Who is Robert Hur, special counsel in Biden documents case?
January 12, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney for Maryland nominated by then-President Donald Trump, will serve as special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware and at an office in Washington.
Gas tax collections resume in Georgia after 10-month break
January 10, 2023 GMTATLANTA (AP) — State gasoline and diesel taxes make their return in Georgia on Wednesday.
The state will resume collecting a tax on gasoline of 29.1 cents per gallon and tax on diesel of 32.6 cents per gallon from wholesalers.
Abortion, guns, cannabis, jobs, to be debated in Maryland
January 8, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers will be taking up measures relating to abortion rights and guns, in response to U.S. Supreme Court rulings, when they convene for their 90-day legislative session this Wednesday.
Brown sworn in as Maryland’s first Black attorney general
January 3, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Anthony Brown was sworn in as Maryland's first Black attorney general Tuesday, pledging to work to increase equity and dismantle barriers to opportunities for all of the state's citizens.
Brown sworn in as Maryland’s first Black attorney general
January 3, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Anthony Brown was sworn in as Maryland's first Black attorney general Tuesday, pledging to work to increase equity and dismantle barriers to opportunities for all of the state's citizens.
Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit
December 12, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them.
Family of victim in ‘Serial’ case seeks new court hearing
December 9, 2022 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An attorney requested a new hearing on Friday on the motion that led to the release of Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” already has been overturned.
Former Maryland official pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy
June 7, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A former senior Maryland official has pleaded guilty to bribery relating to information technology contracts with a state agency, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Isabel FitzGerald held several offices in the Maryland state government from February 2007 to August 2013.