State Sen. Jill P. Carter

The legislature in 2021 removed the governor from the regular parole process for those serving life sentences.

A measure that Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed last year is back in Maryland General Assembly this year with hopes new Gov. Wes Moore will approve it.

Maryland has 33 crimes that automatically land children in adult courts. After 13 years of failed attempts, a group of advocates and state lawmakers hope to change that.

Lawmakers say they want police to stop 'odor searches' scouting for illegal marijuana possession while ensuring Black entrepreneurs have an opportunity to compete in the legal recreational business.

Baltimore’s efforts to get a new police accountability board up and running have been beset by numerous delays.

State Sen. Jill Carter describes her bill to reform police interrogation of juveniles, plus analysis of the 2022 GA Session so far from two veteran Annapolis watchers.

State lawmakers heard testimony Thursday on a bill limiting the situations in which police can use lethal force. The bill is just one of a host of…

The Maryland General Assembly voted Thursday to override five vetoes the governor issued last year. One of these laws prohibits employers with at least 15…

State Senator Jill Carter has joined an increasingly crowded Democratic field of 17 candidates running for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District seat left…