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Md. Senate committee votes to repeal death penalty
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill to repeal the death penalty inched one step closer to becoming law when a Senate committee passed the measure in a 6-5 vote. The bill now moves to the full Senate floor, where it also expected to pass. Sen....
Tags: Death Penalty, Government, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Prosecution, Punishment
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Del. Neil C. Parrott seeking anonymity for petition signers
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott stirred up the state last year by creating a website to collect signed petitions, forcing laws such as the ones on same-sex marriage and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants onto the ballot in the November election. And...Tags: Democratic Party, Laws, Labor Legislation, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections
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Md. Senate votes to ban smoking in cars carrying kids
The Maryland Senate wants to prohibit drivers from smoking in cars if a child under the age of 8 is a passenger.
Senators signed off on the bill in a 27-19 vote Wednesday.
Proponents of the legislation said they chose the 8-year-old age standard...Tags: Paul G Pinsky, Asthma, Elections, Politics
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Blend of circumstances prompt Md. state lawmakers to run for Congress
A mixture of political circumstances in Maryland is prompting about a half-dozen state legislators to make congressional bids this year. For one thing, state legislators get to keep their seats in the General Assembly if they lose. That’s...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Culture, Culture, C. Anthony Muse, Labor Legislation
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Alternate Md. redistricting bills will get hearing
Maryland congressional redistricting plans other than Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed map will be considered on their own at a hearing in next week's special session, aides to the presiding officers of the General Assembly said Friday. Lawmakers had...Tags: Government, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Democratic Party, Laws, Regional Authority
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O'Malley prepares offshore wind power mandate
The Associated PressMaryland utilities would have to sign multi-decade contracts to buy offshore wind energy under a proposal Gov. Martin O’Malley could introduce as soon as Thursday. A draft of O’Malley’s offshore wind bill, a copy of which was obtained...Tags: Constellation Energy Group, Solar Energy, Pepco Holdings Incorporated, Elections, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Md. Senate to begin same-sex marriage debate today
Capital News ServiceDebate on the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, which would give full marriage rights to same-sex couples in Maryland, will begin today on the Senate floor. Debate is expected to last several days and feature a number of contentious...Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Politics, Family
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Same-sex marriage bill passes preliminary vote in Md. Senate
andrews@herald-mail.comThe state Senate has given p reliminary approval to a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland. The Senate Wednesday voted 25-22 in favor of a bill that extends marriage to couples of the same gender. A final vote on the measure is expected...Tags: Government, C. Anthony Muse, Elections, Politics, Family
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Senate gives final approval to gun control bill
The Maryland Senate gave final approval to Gov. Martin O'Malley's sweeping gun control bill Thursday night, sending the legislation to the governor for his promised signature. O'Malley said in a statement that the bill strikes "a balance between...
Tags: Government, Laws, Executive Branch, Gun Control, Politics
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City schools construction bill clears Senate
In a long-sought victory for Baltimore, the Maryland Senate approved a $1 billion financing plan Friday for an unprecedented systemwide drive to rebuild and renovate the city's crumbling school buildings. The measure passed easily on a bipartisan vote of...
Tags: Government, J.B. Jennings, Barry Glassman, Elections, Politics
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