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Editorial: Lawsuit appropriately targets redistricting crazy quilt
They twist and they turn. They break up communities. They sprawl across jurisdictional boundaries. And, in something akin to cellular mitosis, one has been divided into two entities that are miles apart. "They" are the state legislative districts newly...Tags: Baltimore County, Annapolis, Laws, Delores G. Kelley, Catonsville
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Two Baltimore County senators sue over redistricting
Two Baltimore County senators, unhappy with their new districts under Gov. Martin O'Malley's legislative redistricting plan, have sued to have the maps overturned, claiming they give Baltimore city extra representation at the expense of the county. Sens....Tags: Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, Delores G. Kelley, Verna L. Jones-Rodwell
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Two Balto. Co. senators sue over redistricting
Two Baltimore County senators, unhappy with their new districts under the governor's General Assembly redistricting plan, have sued to have the map overturned, contending that it gives Baltimore City extra representation at the expense of the county....Tags: Democratic Party, Baltimore County, Executive Branch, Delores G. Kelley, Government
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State lawmaker: Graziano said in January deal was near for city housing authority to pay lead judgments
By now, Del. Samuel I. Rosenberg says he expected big news from the Housing Authority of Baltimore City — that it had found a way to resolve the millions of dollars in court-ordered judgments it owes former public housing residents who suffered lead...Tags: Lawyers, Painting, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Litigation
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O'Malley says he won't call session until leaders have a deal
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he won't call a special session of the General Assembly to fix what he and many other Democrats see as a devastating hole in the state budget until legislative leaders agree on a plan to fix it.
Raquel Guillory, the governor's...Tags: Baltimore County, Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Annapolis
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Religious leaders testify against O'Malley's same-sex marriage bill
They have the governor's backing and a rewritten bill, but advocates of legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland have made little progress in quieting the concerns of many faith leaders who adamantly oppose the legislation.
"Society should protect and...Tags: Harford County, Minority Groups, Baltimore County, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Gay marriage bill clears Senate panel, may go to floor Wednesday for debate
The governor's bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland sailed through the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Tuesday and is expected to be debated on the Senate floor as early as Wednesday.
Supporters easily defeated two proposed amendments....Tags: Jamin B. Raskin, Baltimore County, Marriage, Family, Same-Sex Marriage
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New legislative map becomes law
The balance of legislative power in Maryland tips farther away from Baltimore under the new legislative boundaries that quietly became law Friday. The city loses two of its 18 delegates and will have to share a senator with Baltimore County under the...Tags: Baltimore County, Martin O'Malley, Michael E. Busch, Executive Branch, Laws
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Assembly shifts attention from love to money
The first 45 days of the General Assembly session were dominated by talk of marriage. The theme for the second half is shaping up to be money — and there's not enough of it. Thursday's Senate vote approving same-sex marriage in Maryland came on the...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Annapolis, Interior Policy
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Baltimore loses clout in redistricting
Baltimore would lose two of its 18 delegates and share one of its six senators with Baltimore County under new state legislative map proposed Friday by a panel appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The changes would further diminish the city's power in...Tags: Baltimore County, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Calvert County, Judges
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O'Malley floats sales tax increase
Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday floated the idea of adding one cent to the sales tax to address Maryland's budget problems, saying the money would give the state "flexibility" to pay for programs and to borrow more for road projects.
"If I had my...Tags: Ulysses Currie, Taxation, Baltimore County, Michael E. Busch, Executive Branch
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NAACP head calls for death penalty abolition this year
Ben Jealous, the national NAACP president, came to Annapolis Tuesday to call on Maryland legislators to make this the year the state does away with the death penalty. Flanked by several legislators, Jealous said he intends to return to Annapolis...Tags: Beyonce, Baltimore County, Punishment, Death Penalty, Annapolis
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