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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MD: Gun Violence Prevention

Melissa Ladd of Maryland Moms Demand Action says soon-to-be-introduced legislation would lead to a ban on
Maryland Moms Demand Action; Rally Calls for "Ghost-Gun" Ban

Around 125 gun-law reform advocates and gun-violence survivors rallied in Annapolis Tuesday, less than a week after gun deaths across Baltimore and a …

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More than 60% of 2018 gun deaths in Maryland were homicides, according to the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. (Adobe stock)
Group Pushes for "Smart" Gun-Safety Technology in MD

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Calling gun violence in America a public health crisis, a new coalition is challenging startups and manufacturing firms to create …

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A proposed bill in Maryland aims to put the state's rules for shotgun purchases on par with those for handguns. (Adobe stock)
MD Lawmakers to Try Again on Controversial Shotgun Restrictions

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- When the Maryland General Assembly starts on Wednesday, a gun bill that didn't pass last year's session will be one of the top …

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Maryland's decision to loosen restrictions on some gun permits runs counter to some of the state's other firearms laws. (Adobe stock)
MD Loosens Gun Permit Restrictions, Despite Recent Mass Shootings

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland State Police announced this week that the state has lifted restrictions on concealed carry gun permits for business …

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Amnesty International’s new report on compensating gunshot victims says gun violence in the U.S. is a human rights crisis, and that survivors and families need effective reparations. (Adobe Stock)
Report: MD Gunshot Survivors Need Outreach, Support

BALTIMORE – Survivors of firearm violence in Maryland, and their families, aren't getting the support they need to cope with their recovery and …

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Capital Gazette reporters were put in the frightening situation of covering a mass shooting in their own building on Thursday. (Pixabay)
Journalism Community Mourns Loss of Lives at Capital Gazette

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In what appears to be one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history, the nation's journalism associations are …

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A gunman is dead after wounding two fellow students with a handgun Tuesday morning at a high school in southern Maryland. (Pixabay)
Gun-Control Advocates: This is Happening Far Too Often

GREAT MILLS, Md. — In the wake of the latest school shooting, that took place at Great Mills High School, both sides of the gun control debate …

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Mass shootings lead to an uptick in membership for anti-violence groups. (fbi.gov)
More Join Anti-Violence Groups After Vegas Massacre

BALTIMORE, Md. – Groups promoting peace and urging that gun-control measures be put in place are seeing a spike in membership, an effect that's …

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Maryland's assault weapons ban challenge has been revived after the Orlando massacre. (iStockphoto/Ultra1s)
Maryland's Assault Weapon Fight Sees Renewed Effort

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The massive shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando that left 49 dead has renewed efforts in Maryland to keep the state's assault …

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Gun rights supporters will get another chance to argue about overturning Maryland's assault weapons ban. (iStockphoto/Ultra1s)
Anti-Violence Group: Assault Weapons Ban Won't Be Overturned

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland lawmakers passed the sweeping Firearms Safety Act after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown…

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PHOTO: The CDC says there were more than 22,000 firearm homicides and 38,000 firearm suicides between 2009 - 2010. Photo credit: Microsoft Images
CDC Study: Firearm Homicides Decrease in Major Cities, Suicides Increase

BALTIMORE – A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds firearm homicide rates dropped in major metropolitan are…

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Photo: Momsrising celebrates new Maryland gun law.(Members shown here delivering petitions to the NRA) Photo credit: Momsrising
"Momsrising" Embraces Maryland Gun Law

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After watching a string of disappointments from Congress, a national women's grassroots organization is celebrating Maryland's new …

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