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Republicans in Maryland General Assembly face 'an uphill struggle'
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comMinutes after the Maryland General Assembly adjourned for the final time in 2013 last week, two Washington County delegates headed out the door, even as many of their colleagues readied for the late-night parties in Annapolis that typically follow the end...Tags: Politics, Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, Republican Party, Ronald N. Young
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Assembly moved quickly to pass bevy of landmark bills
This time last year, the Maryland General Assembly was mired in anger and confusion. The House and Senate were feuding over taxes and casino gambling. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch were butting heads....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Politics, Maryland General Assembly, Executive Branch, Calvert County
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Advocates for legal marijuana take first steps
As the Maryland Senate voted Tuesday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, advocates for legalizing the drug saw an opening move in a multiyear effort to make it completely legal. "I think the taboo has been lifted on talking about...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Martin O'Malley, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking
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Pipeline regulation bill dies in House
A House committee has killed a bill that would have imposed state safety regulations on interstate natural gas pipelines that run through Maryland after concerns were raised whether they would conflict with federal law. The Economic Matters Committee...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Politics, U.S. Congress, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Baltimore County
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Zirkin pipeline effort runs into PSC ambivalence
Sen. Robert A. Zirkin called on a Senate committee Tuesday to approve legislation expanding the state Public Service Commission's role in overseeing the state's interstate natural gas pipelines -- including one running alongside his Owing Mills home....
Tags: Energy Resources, Litigation and Regulation, Baltimore County
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Pit bull bill compromise unravels
A compromise in the General Assembly over legislation to undo a court ruling that declared pit bulls inherently dangerous has unraveled, turning what had appeared to be a settled issue into a dogfight between two veteran legislators. The breakdown in the...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Montgomery County (Maryland), Politics, Brian E Frosh, Humane Society of the United States
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Senate votes to repeal death penalty
The Maryland Senate voted Wednesday to make Maryland the 18th state to abolish the death penalty, putting Gov. Martin O'Malley one step closer to a significant legislative victory. The 27-20 vote sent the bill to the House of Delegates, where repeal...
Tags: Nancy Jacobs, Martin O'Malley, Politics, Howard County, Brian E Frosh
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Senate panel approves death penalty repeal, altered gun bill
The General Assembly took an important step toward repealing Maryland's death penalty Thursday night when a key committee, for the first time in decades, approved a bill to end capital punishment. The Senate Judicial Proceedings committee voted 6-5 to...
Tags: Nancy Jacobs, Martin O'Malley, Politics, Brian E Frosh, Jennie M Forehand
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State delays vote on expansion of Carroll Co. juvenile treatment facility
A plan by the Department of Juvenile Services to double capacity at a privately run residential facility for young offenders was put off Wednesday after state officials expressed concern about the system "backsliding" toward larger, harder-to-manage...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Prisons, Politics, Anthony G. Brown, Executive Branch
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Business group gives Senate GOP perfect score
Every Republican is the Maryland Senate is now equally perfect in the eyes of a conservative business advocacy group that annually ranks the votes of state legislators. In its annual Roll Call report, Maryland Business for Responsive Government, gives...Tags: Politics, Howard County, Calvert County, Republican Party, Norman R. Stone, Jr.
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State agency looks at larger juvenile facilities
The state's juvenile services secretary says he is considering expanding the size of privately run residential facilities for young offenders as his agency grapples with a shortage of beds.
Sam Abed, who took the job in March, said youths in need of...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Prisons, Democratic Party, Carroll County (Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice
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You don't have to be a millionaire to agree with Bobby Zirkin
I am writing to you as a supporter of Bobby Zirkin and to dispute the Dan Rodricks' column "Maybe Bobby Zirkin should be a Republican" (March 20). I disagree for numerous reasons. The discrepancies begin with the subtitle, which mentions the "millionaire'...Tags: Politics
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