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Here is the latest Maryland and Delaware news from The Associated Press
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Dover Downs casino is warning that it may lay off hundreds of workers and shutter restaurants if Delaware lawmakers don't lower the company's taxes. The News Journal reports that casino executives have been meeting with...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Dwayne Johnson, The Washington Post, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events
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Delaware OKs same-sex marriage, showdowns loom in two states
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A year ago, when Vice President Joe Biden revealed in a television interview that he supported same-sex marriage, such unions were legal in six states. Tuesday, the Legislature in Biden’s home state, Delaware, voted to become the 11th such state,...Tags: Government, Social Issues, Illinois Governor, Regional Authority, Pat Quinn
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate's 12-9 vote sends the...
Tags: Social Issues, Government, Career and Workplace, Regional Authority, Minority Groups
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate’s 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic...
Tags: Government, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Minority Groups, Regional Authority
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Delaware to vote on becoming 11th state to allow gay marriage
Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state's Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General Assembly's passage of the bill...
Tags: Social Issues, Government, Marriage, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage
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Biden says White House exploring executive actions on guns
WASHINGTON -- As he began a final series of meetings with stakeholder groups to develop recommendations on gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden signaled Wednesday that one focus may be on measures the Obama administration can take independently of...
Tags: Government, Behavioral Conditions, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Regional Authority
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Sandy Hook group launches anti-violence initiative
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as they called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies. "I do...
Tags: Government, Martin O'Malley, Behavioral Conditions, Personal Weapon Control, Regional Authority
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O'Malley would veto medical marijuana bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley likely would veto any legislation to legalize medical marijuana because of concerns over whether it would stand up to federal scrutiny, his spokeswoman said Thursday.
His decision comes as states with programs similar to what...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Government, Public Employees, Career and Workplace, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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GOP Expands Majority in Governors' Mansions
CNNRepublicans flipped North Carolina, a state that hasn't elected a GOP governor since the 1980s, expanding their national lead over Democrats at the statehouse level, according to CNN projections. Eleven states held governors' races Tuesday. Democrats...Tags: Government, Beverly Perdue, Robert Byrd, Christine Gregoire, Regional Authority
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Rethinking the food vs. fuel debate
This year's drought, along with recent news reports of the lowest corn yield in 17 years, has rekindled the food vs. fuel debate — and, for good reasons. When Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act in 2007, an ambitious schedule...
Tags: Government, Beverly Perdue, Martin O'Malley, Environmental Issues, Droughts
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O'Malley did his job — on and off stage
Gov. Martin O'Malley did his job Tuesday night in Charlotte. He fired up the party faithful with a call and response: "Forward, Not Back." He hit the Republican nominee hard on his Swiss bank accounts — reinforcing a campaign message that Mitt...Tags: Government, Martin O'Malley, Democratic Party, Julian Castro, Brian Schweitzer
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