A handful of bills that would affect Carroll County have been given the OK to move on to the next steps in the Maryland General Assembly session in Annapolis.

As the Maryland General Assembly's 2025 legislative session gets underway, the OPD is calling on lawmakers to end the automatic charging of minors as adults, promote safer traffic stops, fund indigent defense and expand medical and geriatric parole.

A joint resolution was introduced on the first day of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session to exonerate settlers accused of witchcraft nearly 400 years ago.

A prominent state consumer advocate raised concerns Wednesday about lobbyist influence as the Maryland General Assembly convened its annual 90-day session.

Learn about the priorities of Maryland lawmakers in the 2025 General Assembly session, including police accountability and the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.

A joint resolution was introduced on the first day of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session to exonerate settlers accused of witchcraft nearly 400 years ag

The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland said Thursday its members plan to support legislation to create a commission to study reparations, including "financial restitution" and ways to support vulnerable communities.

The Maryland General Assembly began its 2025 legislative session on Wednesday afternoon as the state faces a $2.7 billion budget deficit.

Maryland will become the 13th state to join the State Freedom Caucus Network. The network is an extension of the right-leaning House Freedom Caucus in Washington. Republicans in the Maryland General Assembly intend to use the caucus as a way to tackle fiscal issues, something they feel the Assembly needs fixed.

State lawmakers representing County held their first delegation meeting of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session on Friday. The first order of business for the delegation was to elect a chair and vice chair to lead their meetings.

I can’t believe that with so many pressing issues — like the $3 billion state deficit facing our legislators — that something like this would even make it to the floor of the Maryland General Assembly. This is focusing on an apology to individuals who lived around 350 years ago.