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Vanessa Atterbeary

The House Judiciary Committee heard virtual testimony this week in support of proposed legislation banning the so-called LGBTQ “panic” defense. According the National LGBT…

The House Workgroup to Address Police Accountability in Maryland voted to recommend full repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights at its…

The House Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland is preparing its recommendations ahead of the 2021 legislative session. The workgroup, created…

Police Reform

After more than 14 hours of testimony on Tuesday, the House Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland began reviewing possible recommendations…

A handful of Maryland State’s Attorneys briefed the House Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability Thursday afternoon, sharing what productive police reform would look…

Legislators pushed back Thursday as Maryland law enforcement representatives steadfastly defended the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights. “I hope that your group hasn’t…

The House of Delegates held the first meeting of its Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland Tuesday afternoon, the beginning of…

Maryland Speaker of the House Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and House Judiciary Chairman Luke H. Clippinger (D-Baltimore City) said Saturday that they were…

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) deferred to federal guidelines on business operations Friday, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle lobbied his…

The Maryland House of Delegates advanced a bill Friday to require background checks on private sales and transfers of shotguns and rifles. House Bill…