- Baltimore City Prison Indictment (48 page)
- Legislative Wrap Up (21 page) – Successful and Failed 2013 Legislation
- 2013 Session – “Popular Terms List” – Bill Numbers By Topic / Nickname
- Delegate McConkey 2013 End Of Session Update
Articles on Maryland State News
Below are Maryland state news articles that I felt were worth sharing. I welcome your suggestions on additional articles for the list. – Tony McConkey
- May 21, 2013 – Balt Hiring Restrictions: Good Intentions Don’t Create Jobs – Balt Sun
- May 21, 2013 – MD Voluntary Gambling Exclusion Extended To Lottery – Balt Sun
- May 20, 2013 – MD Will Soon Ticket For Cellphone Use While Driving – Wash Exam
- May 19, 2013 – Vote Fraud Is EASY, 13000 In MD On DC Voter Rolls – Wash Times
- May 18, 2013 – New MD Law Requires 10yr Batteries For Smoke Alarms – Wash Exam
- May 14, 2015 – Study Finds Poultry Pollution Has Been Overestimated – DelOnline
- May 14, 2013 – Maryland National Guard Celebrates Foreign Partnerships – Balt Sun
- May 13, 2013 – Maryland To Limit Female Crab Catch – Balt Sun
- May 13, 2013 – Balt City To Require Contractors To Hire City Workers – Balt Sun
- May 11, 2013 – Maryland Horse Racing Renaissance From Casino Cash – Wash Exam
- May 9, 2013 – Maryland Legal Code Gets User Friendly Online Makeover – MD Rptr
- May 8, 2013 – Port Of Balt Gets Big Boost From Intermodal Project – Bix Jour
- May 6, 2013 – Montgomery Group Starts Gun Law Petition Drive – Gazette
- May 3, 2013 – Death Penalty Supporters Agree To Take Repeal To Referendum
- May 2, 2013 – Governor Signs Into Law Death Penalty Repeal – Balt Sun
- May 2, 2013 – 200 Bills To Be Signed Into Law – ABC2
- May 1, 2013 – Edward C. Papenfuse The State Archivist Is Retiring – Balt Sun
April 2013
- Apr 28, 2013 – Maryland House Republicans Elect New Leaders – Wash Post
- Apr 23, 2013 – Feds Find Inmates Controlled Baltimore City Prison – Balt Sun
- Apr 20, 2013 – Baltimore Prosecuters Lighten Up On Marijuana Possession – Balt Sun
- Apr 18, 2013 – Blair Lee: The Blind Eye (The Gosnell Story) – Gazette
- Apr 16, 2013 – Right Stuff: Stereotypical Liberal Humorlessness – Capital
- Apr 12, 2013 – New Law Toughens Maryland Open Meeting Law – Balt Sun
- Apr 12, 2013 – Judges: Top Crime Solving Tool Is Cellphone – Capital
- Apr 11, 2013 – Calls For Special Legislative Session To Deal With Pit Bulls – Gazette
- Apr 9, 2013 – OP-ED – Pit Bull Compromise Fails, Trial Lawyers Win – Balt Sun
- Apr 9, 2013 – Today O’Malley Signed 152 Bills Into Law – Wash Post
- Apr 9, 2013 – Pit Bull Compromise Fails In House, No Vote Taken – Balt Sun
- Apr 9, 2013 – Maryland General Assembly Ends In Flurry Of Votes – Balt Sun
- Apr 8, 2013 – Lengthy To Do List On Final Day Of Session – Eye On Annap
- Apr 7, 2013 – Scores Of Bills Remain For Assembly’s Final Day – Balt Sun
- Apr 5, 2013 – Assembly Votes To Give Illegal Aliens Drivers’ Licenses – Wash Post
- Apr 5, 2013 – General Assembly OK’s Drivers Licenses For Illegal Aliens – Capital
- Apr 1, 2013 – With Eyes On White House Liberal Governors Push Left – Wash Times
- Apr 1, 2013 – House Votes To Give Pit Bull Owners A Break – Wash Exam
- Apr 1, 2013 – In Last Week, House Takes Up Gun Bill, Pit Bulls & PG Schools – WTOP
March 2013
- Mar 31, 2013 – Same Day Voter Registration Held Up By Fear Of Fraud – Wash Post
- Mar 28, 2013 – Legalization Of Pot Passes Senate But Slows In House – Balt Sun
- Mar 28, 2013 – G. Mason Study: Virginia More “Free” Than Maryland – Wash Exam
- Mar 27, 2013 – Senate Pres Says Restrictions On Referenda Dead This Year – MD Rptr
- Mar 27, 2013 – MD Lawmakers Tackle Guns, Pot & Taxes In The Final Weeks – Capital
- Mar 27, 2013 – Senate Kills Bill To Force Landlords To Accept Sect 8 Tenants – Capital
- Mar 25, 2013 – Senate APPROVES Drivers Licenses For Illegal Aliens – Balt Sun
- Mar 24, 2013 – Senate To Grant Drivers Licenses To Illegal Immigrants – MD Rptr
- Mar 23, 2013 – House Advances 125 Bills In Rush To Beat Crossover – Wash Post
- Mar 23, 2013 – Maryland House Kills Plastic Bag Tax – Balt Sun
- Mar 22, 2013 – Maryland Drivers Licenses For Illegal Aliens Advances – Wash Post
- Mar 21, 2013 – Dog Baiting Bill Looks Headed For Passage In Both Houses – Capital
- Mar 21, 2013 – Senate Finance Committee Kills $3 Hike In Minimum Wage – MD Rptr
- Mar 19, 2013 – Senate Passes Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana – Capital
- Mar 19, 2013 – Senate Votes To Legalize POT, House Hearing Today – WBAL
- Mar 18, 2013 – Senate Committee Kills Transgender Bill – Gazette
- Mar 17, 2013 – Senate Set To Decriminalize Small Amounts Of Marijuana – Wash Post
- Mar 17, 2013 – Editorial: Don’t Rebreak Maryland License Laws – Wash Exam
- Mar 15, 2013 – House of Delegates Vote To Repeal Death Penalty- Blog
- Mar 11, 2013 – Pro-Life Crowd Takes Annapolis For Annual March For Life – Capital
- Mar 9, 2013 – Feds Reject MD Application For 3rd Nuclear Reactor – Wash Times
- Mar 8, 2013 – House Approves Way To Simplify Tracking New Regulations – Biz Jour
- Mar 8, 2013 – Pit Bull Legislation To Remove Strict Liability Unravels – Bal Sun
- Mar 5, 2013 – The Governor’s Bad Sewer Bill – Fred News
- Mar 4, 2013 – Court Strikes Down Retroactive Sex Offender Registration – Blog
- Mar 3, 2013 – Governor’s Approval Drops To Less Than 50$ – Wash Post
Feb 2013
- Feb 28, 2013 – Despite Likely Passage Wind Farm Not A Given – Gazette
- Feb 28, 2013 – State Makes Its Case For DNA Collection To The Supreme Ct – Gazette
- Feb 27, 2013 – Blow To Transparency, Open Meetings Law Watered Down – MD Rptr
- Feb 26, 2013 – Supreme Court Weighs DNA Fingerprinting – Wash Post
- Feb 26. 2013 – Supreme Ct To Hear MD DNA Case; National Impact – DelmarvaNow
- Feb 26, 2013 – Maryland DNA Case To Go To The Supreme Court – ABC2NEWS
- Feb 25, 2013 – Proposed Online Ballot System Vulnerable To Cyberattack – Wash Post
- Feb 21, 2013 – Governor’s Proposal Increases Chance For Voter Fraud – MD Reporter
- Feb 21, 2013 – Is Gov. O’Malley Running For President Or Not? – Wash Post
- Feb 18, 2013 – General Assembly To Consider Voter Limitations – FreeStaterBlog
- Feb 18, 2013 – House Panel Kills Septic Limits Repeal – Balt Sun
- Feb 18, 2013 – Maryland Still Has A Way To Go For Transparent Govt – MD Reporter
- Feb 16, 2013 – Govs Of NC, SC & Virginia Call On Feds For Atlantic Drilling – Redstate
- Feb 14, 2013 – Washington Post Comes Out For Fracking – Wash Post
- Feb 14, 2013 – MVA Says Older Drivers Involved In Fewer Crashes – MD Reporter
- Feb 14, 2013 – Senate Shoots Down Transparency On Votes – MD Reporter
- Feb 12, 2013 – Tractorcade To Protest “War On Rural Maryland” – Balt Sun
- Feb 10, 2013 – An Unwise Wind Plan Is Back In Maryland – Wash Post
- Feb 7, 2013 – Cell Phone Tracking Bill Raises Privacy Concerns – Capital
- Feb 7, 2013 – Governor Might Sue Non-Compliant Counties Over Septics – Gazette
- Feb 7, 2013 – 2 Dozen Delegates Seek Repeal Of Septic Limits – MD Reporter
- Feb 6, 2013 – Balt Sun Plays The Race Card In The Gun Debate – Balt Sun
- Feb 6, 2013 – GUN RALLY MAKES NEWS – DEBATE INTENSIFIES – blog post
- Feb 2, 2013 – Studies Differ On Safety Results Of Red Light Cameras – WTOP
January 2013
- Jan 30, 2013 – Gov’s State Of The State Address “Unabashedly Liberal” – Balt Sun
- Jan 30,2013 – Judge Removes City Hall Ban From Mayor Critic – Balt Sun
- Jan 29, 2013 – Officials Should Rethink Changing Petition Process – Balt Sun
- Jan 28, 2013 – Judges Throw Out Half Of Speed Camera Tickets – Balt Sun
- Jan 28, 2013 – Many Health Profs Uneasy With Proposed Gun Laws – Balt Sun
- Jan 28, 2013 – Legislators Try Again To Prevent Dog Baiting – Capital
- Jan 28, 2013 – Legislators Target Dogbaiting – Gazette
- Jan 26, 2013 – Maryland VA Office Failing Veterans, Worst In Nation – Balt Sun
- Jan 24, 2013 – Law Proposed To Raise Max Highway Speeds To 70 mph – Herald Mail
- Jan 25, 2003 – Governor Chooses Former Delegate To Fill PG Vacancy – Wash Post
- Jan 23, 2013 – Mayor Has Critic Arrested For Trying To Attend Meeting – Balt Sun
- Jan 23, 2013 – The Lie At The Heart Of The Speed Camera System – Balt Sun
- Jan 23, 2013 – Troubled Transition Shuts Down City Speed Cameras – Balt Sun
- Jan 23, 2013 – I Want To Believe That Maryland Is Doing Better – Fred News
- Jan 22, 2013 – Attempt To Further Punish Cell Phone Use While Driving – Gazette
- Jan 21, 2013 – Death Penalty Repeal Gains 4 Senate Co-Sponsors Over 2012 – Balt Sun
- Jan 20, 2013 – Maryland Treats Gun Owners Terribly – Balt Sun
- Jan 20, 2013 – Towns Want To Pull Legal Ads From Newspapers – DelmarvaNow
- Jan 19, 2013 – Hundreds Show Up To Protest Gun Control In Annapolis – Wash Post
- Jan 17 2013 – We Need The Death Penalty For The Most Heinous Crimes – Balt Sun
- Jan 17, 2013 – Session: Real Solutions To Tough Problems A Challenge – Gazette
- Jan 14, 2013 – Maryland Moves Business Registrations Online – Bus Journal
- Jan 13, 2013 – Carroll Man Petitions Supreme Ct Over Redistricting – Caroll Times
- Jan 8, 2013 – Two Steps Forward One Step Back On Speed Cameras – Balt Sun
- Jan 7, 2012 – Baltimore City To Replace Speed Camera System – Balt Sun
- Jan 7, 2013 – Speed Camera Reform Gains Momentum – Examiner
- Jan 4, 2013 – Teachable Moment Crops Up In Pollution Lawsuit – Gazette
2012
- Dec 30, 2012 – Changing The Political Money Game – Frederick News
- Dec 30, 2012 – General Assembly To Look Into Problems of Speed Cameras – Balt Sun
- Dec 28, 2012 – Ruling Discredits UM Law Clinics Involvement – Balt Sun
- Dec 27, 2012 – AAA Says Speed Camera Nightmare One Of 2012′s Lows – Balt Sun
- Dec 25, 2012 – Ticket Payers Want Full Audit Of Speed Cameras – Balt Sun
- Dec 18, 2012 – Speed Camera Fiasco Shakes Our Faith In Government – Balt Sun
- Dec 10, 2012 – More Problems Emerge From Counties Speed Cameras – Balt Sun
- Dec 4, 2012 – Officials Knew About Problems With Speed Cameras – Balt Sun
- Nov 26, 2012 – Questioning the Science of the Bay – Balt Sun
- Nov 26, 2012 – Change Maryland Questions Purpose of DBED – Balt Sun
- Nov 15, 2012 – Maryland General Assembly Shake It Up – Gazette
- Sept 30, 2012 – Dead People Voted And Registered To Vote – Maryland Reporter
- Sept 30, 2012 – Hudson Farm Court Case Could Have National Impact – Capital
- Sept 17, 2012 – A Local Roadside Cross At A Crossroads – Wash Examiner
- Sept 13, 2012 – Community Icon In Bladensburg In The Crosshairs – Wash Post
- Sept 2, 2012 – Did Maryland Need to Raise Taxes – Wash Post
- Aug 24, 2012 – Local governments keep growing in Maryland – DC Examiner
- Aug 24, 2012 – Court Won’t Reconsider Pit Bull Decision – Pasadena Patch?
- Aug 3, 2012 – State Squandering Pension Money on Fees – MD Public Policy Inst
- March 13, 2012 – House Republicans Present 2013 Budget Plan – House Rep Caucus
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