Kimberly A.C. Wilson

The Maryland House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved yesterday a proposal that would open the way for adults in committed relationships to share life-or-death decisions by registering on a state database....

A suspended state program that provides temporary cash assistance to disabled adults could be restored if lawmakers approve a $13 million supplement the governor proposed yesterday for the 2005 budget....

Maryland is a step closer to enacting a state version of the proposed Laci and Conner federal law, after a Senate committee approved a bill yesterday to outlaw bringing intentional...

A proposed state ban on assault weapons appears doomed this year in Annapolis -- unless the sponsor pursues an unusual parliamentary maneuver. The bill faces a governor who opposes it...

The exhale of freshly opened soda cans and the crinkle of potato chip bags will continue to drift along the hallways of Maryland's public schools after legislation aimed at tightening...

As studies show an alarming increase in obesity among America's youth, and even McDonald's has been pressured to phase out its super-size fries, a Maryland lawmaker is trying to tighten...

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. wants a second shot at a scuttled bill that would have increased the penalties when witnesses or victims are intimidated. But the committee chairman whom...

They are a familiar sight at car dealerships: helium balloons bobbing from strings tied to mirrors and windshield wipers. David Wendkos' Hyundai dealership on West Street in Annapolis is no...

State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller wants to loosen Maryland's pioneering gun-lock requirement, a measure enacted four years ago over the objections of Italian gun-maker Beretta, which has a...