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Maryland hikes vehicle registration fees and tobacco taxes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland vehicle registration fees and tobacco taxes rose Monday to help pay for transportation projects and education. State lawmakers approved the vehicle registration hikes this year to help boost the state's Transportation Trust Fund. Lawmakers also...
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. The court did not elaborate on the denial, as is typical. It would have been unusual for the...
Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth wins Maryland Democratic congressional primary
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth defeated former U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn in a crowded congressional Democratic primary on Tuesday. Elfreth prevailed in a primary with 22 candidates to replace outgoing Rep. John Sarbanes, who announced in...
Openings expected Wednesday in Menendez corruption trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements were expected to occur Wednesday in the New York corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez after the jury selection process is completed in the morning, a federal judge said Tuesday. Judge Sidney H. Stein also made rulings that will define what...
Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades. The move to quash book bans is welcome...
Today in History: April 21, Prince dies at age 57
Today in History Today is Sunday, April 21, the 112th day of 2024. There are 254 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 21, 2016, Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at...