As part of an effort to keep roadside construction workers safe and reduce the risk of accidents, Maryland motorists will see increased law enforcement and higher speeding fines in work zones, which may provide guidance for other states considering similar measures.
The closure comes as the Baltimore Archdiocese pursues bankruptcy protections from a growing flood of clergy sex assault claims, most involving children abused by pastors and church employees.
In addition to clergy abuse lawsuits, large numbers of claims have also been filed against Maryland juvenile services, indicating the state failed to protect incarcerated and institutionalized children from sexual predators.
The bankruptcy filing indicates church operations will proceed as normal as the Archdiocese reorganizes over a two to three-year period.
Baltimore Archdiocese expects to face hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits under a new Maryland law, which takes effect next month, removing any statute of limitations for the church's failure to protect children from known predators.
The EPA has proposed new ethylene oxide emission standards after investigations into leaks of the sterilizing gas at facilities nationwide revealed higher cancer risks than previously believed.
Former director formed the Maryland Boychoir the same year he was fired for allegedly sexually abusing a choirboy years earlier in the Catholic Church.
Maryland Attorney General is prepared to defend the constitutionality of removing the statute of limitations for Maryland child sexual abuse lawsuits against the Baltimore Archdiocese and other organizations.
Catholic churches will now face child sex abuse lawsuits in Maryland that have previously been barred by the state's statute of limitations
The bill would permanently eliminate statute of limitation for Maryland child sex abuse lawsuits, no matter how long ago the incidents occurred.
