Alex X Mooney

A state commission reviewing capital punishment recommended last night an end to executions in Maryland, prompting hope among death penalty opponents that the General Assembly could soon abolish the 30-year practice. The Maryland Commission on Capital...

Armed with a recommendation from a state commission to abolish Maryland's death penalty, opponents who have long sought to end the practice are hoping to finally put the matter to rest by pressuring key lawmakers to switch their votes. With many opinions...

Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a longtime slots advocate whose repeated failure to pass a gambling proposal defined his four-year term, indicated yesterday that he planned to vote against a slots referendum on the November ballot. Ehrlich, a...

State lawmakers are planning formal hearings on Maryland State Police efforts to spy on peace activists and death penalty protesters, potentially paving the way for a thorny debate in the next General Assembly session over whether to restrict the law...

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has become the most prominent official in Maryland to endorse gay marriage, telling state legislators yesterday that he believes the current ban on same-sex unions amounts to discrimination. "It would be hard for me to...

Steven, Clarksville: Are [Gov.-elect Martin] O'Malley and [House Speaker Michael E.] Busch going to get slots approved in Maryland? This is really important as it will make the horse breeding industry robust and improve racing quality in Maryland....

The Maryland Senate voted yesterday to allow local governments to install automated radar cameras to snare drivers speeding through residential neighborhoods and school zones. The debate was more subdued than the previous day's, when several senators...

When the governor released his new General Assembly map, Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam was dismayed to learn that her longtime home in Baltimore was no longer in the district she had represented for two terms. So she decided to move. Now the 10th...

Brushing aside unproven allegations that she may have lied about her sexual orientation on Army personnel forms nearly two decades ago, the Maryland Senate confirmed the nomination of Baltimore City District Judge Halee F. Weinstein by a wide margin...