Changes sought in rape statutes by Maryland Senate panel
Maryland prosecutors push broader rape charges arguing juries misread evidence and defense tactics. A Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard bills to add degrees of rape and restrict using a victim’s past character as defense evidence, with Senate President Hoyer noting it is not vanguard legislation.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Sttoneys
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Senate
Steny H Hoyer
Prince Georges
John Corderman
D- Washington
Aary
Corderman
Maryland Psychiatric Research Center
John R Hargreaves
D-Carolne
Solomon
Maryland Senators oppose tax break for Congress members
Maryland's senators Mathias and Beall oppose a Senate approved plan to exempt Congress members from Maryland state income tax. They warn the change shifts tax burden to other residents and seek indemnification from federal funds if enacted. The measure faces constitutional and fiscal scrutiny from state leaders.
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Washington
Maryland
Senate
Congress
House
Charles McC Mains
J Glenn Beall
Mathias
Columbia
Virginia
Beall
Ais
Maryland House defeats welfare payment bill amid urban rural split
In Annapolis the Maryland House of Delegates rejected a welfare payment bill 63 to 59, delaying cost adjustments and arguing against tying payments to a fixed percentage. Debate highlighted the impact on recipients and the state budget with projected costs cited by supporters and opponents.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House of Delegates
Legislative Council
Assembly
Ways and Means
Benjamin Cardin
D-Ball
Cardin
del Charles F Wagaman
Washington
Baltimore City
Walter Dean
House
Senate
Maryland Senate
Sunshine
Friends of
Marvin Mandel
Bowie
Senate Finance Committee
St Valentine’s da
Maryland House rejects decriminalizing marijuana
Annapolis AP report says the General Assembly again blocks a bill to decriminalize marijuana while a state study finds more than two of Maryland high school seniors have smoked marijuana. The House Judiciary Committee gave the bill an unfavorable report, making floor action unlikely.
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Annapolis
House Judiciary Committee
House
Maryland
Robert Jacques
D-Montgomery
House Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee
Court of Special Appeals
Court of Appeals
Jacques
Mandel probe judged fair by Justice Department
The Justice Department said the investigation leading to Mandel’s indictment was fair. Richard Thornburgh, chief of the Criminal Division, noted improprieties found in the U.S. Attorney's office in Baltimore.
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Maryland
Francis B Burch
General Assembly
Burch
Marvin Mandel
Georgetown Kawanis Club
Maryland Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Mandel
Washington
Justice Departmen
Richard L Thornburgh
Us Attorney's
Balomore
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