The number one killer of teens in the U.S. is traffic accidents. As we get into the peak of Homecoming season, it’s important for parents and teens to work together to make sure that everyone comes home safely from the dance. Here are some safety and planning tips to to […]

Starting on Monday, there were some big changes for MAIF and for Marylanders who ride motor scooters and mopeds. A new law went into effect on October 1, requiring owners of these vehicles to insure them. And for the first time in our thirty-nine year history, MAIF is able to provide insurance to our […]

Summer vacation is here. For kids all across Maryland, the daily routine of school has been replaced with a steady dose of sandlot baseball & pick-up basketball, running through the sprinkler in the yard or playing at the neighborhood playground, zipping around on bikes and scooters, and making their way […]

MAIF and the Maryland State Police teamed up to promote awareness of Maryland’s Move Over Law. The law requires drivers to immediately reduce speed, and to move over if safely possible whenever they see an emergency vehicle on the shoulder, with its emergency lights activated.

The Scoop, as you can imagine, follows the news fairly carefully. Towards the end of session, especially as gaming bills took prominence, over and over again we saw articles claiming “well-heeled lobbyists with their I-Pads” were influencing legislation.

It’s amazing how Annapolis changes after Session has ended. There’s ample parking available…well, maybe not ample, but it’s a lot easier to find a spot than it was a couple weeks ago. The morning commute is less crowded. No more tv trucks stacked up around State Circle. As this city […]

Here at the Scoop, much of our focus is on proposed legislation…mainly the process of how a bill becomes law. Each session, an average of 2,500 bills are proposed. Of those, about 30% make it through readings, hearings, committees, subcommittees, crossover, power breakfasts at Chick and Ruth’s, to vote, then […]

In the final scene of the series Seinfeld finds Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer in a jail cell. They’d been arrested under a Good Samaritan law for standing by and watching while someone was being mugged. This year, a similar law has come up for debate here in Maryland. (HB1178) […]

If you’ve never been to the Miller Senate Building to watch or testify in committee hearings, you might not be aware that Annapolis is home to two of Maryland’s artistic treasures. As you cross the threshold of the building, you walk over a marble mosaic of the Great Seal of […]

On February 1, 2012, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard Senate Bill 111, an administrative bill for the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), which proposes that Maryland Drivers Licenses and Identification Cards move from a five-year renewal cycle to an eight-year renewal cycle. This hearing quickly turned from a simple housekeeping […]