May 9, 2013
Colorado’s long debates on marijuana regulation and driving high came to an end Tuesday, when the Senate voted on three pot measures they’ve been debating for months. The Senate gave final approval to a stoned-driving bill they’d rejected in the …
March 19, 2012
Angeline Chilton says she can’t drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman uses medical marijuana to ease multiple sclerosis symptoms and says she’d never get behind the wheel right after smoking. But her case underscores a problem that …
March 20, 2008
A cell phone driving ban that has been rejected many times by Maryland lawmakers — as recently as last week — is alive again and headed for approval in the Maryland Senate. But it’s still unclear whether this is the …
February 29, 2008
Maryland would hire inspectors to monitor toys for lead content under a bill headed for approval in the House of Delegates. The chamber agreed unanimously this week to agree to a preliminary version of a bill to hire two state …
June 13, 2007
Just having them pass you can be scary — groups of high-speed motorcyclists darting through traffic at speeds that make even lead-foot drivers wince. Called “bullet bikes” and “crotch rockets,” with the drivers crouching low over the body of the …
February 15, 2007
Alarmed that homeowners on Maryland’s coasts may one day be cut off from home insurance, state lawmakers are mulling new rules prohibiting insurers from pulling out of areas they deem risky. But insurers met with lawmakers Tuesday to say there’s …
January 25, 2007
A cell phone ban for Maryland drivers has been considered — and rejected — many times by state lawmakers. However, two new plans before lawmakers have some asking if this is the year Maryland will join Washington, D.C. and the …
June 25, 2006
Wal-Mart and other retailers challenged Maryland’s new law requiring Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health care, arguing before a Baltimore judge last week that only the federal government may dictate health spending by private companies. Maryland’s law requiring large …