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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: Punishment, C. Anthony Muse, Justice System, Interior Policy, Firearms
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Howard County looking for another site to build apartments for homeless
Howard County will "most likely" drop its plans to build an apartment building for the chronically homeless at the site of the Beechcrest Mobile Home Park, in North Laurel, according to county spokesman Mark Miller. The Howard County Housing...
Tags: George C. Edwards, The Salvation Army, David Brinkley, Voting, Parties and Movements
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Delegations split on meetings, but hear similar legislative requests
At the Carroll County Senate Delegation's public hearing last week at the County Office Building in Westminster, state Sen. Joseph Getty, a Republican who represents District 5, opened the session expressing disappointment that the County House Delegation...Tags: David Brinkley, Maryland General Assembly, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Voting, Bars and Clubs
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With appeal lost, Brochin tests new turf in northern Baltimore County
The end of the election season last week brought about a cleanup of sorts across the country — signs removed from yards and evenings of television without campaign ads. That serenity lasted all of four days for residents of northern Baltimore...
Tags: Local Elections, Towson, Democratic Party, Jacksonville (Indiana, Pennsylvania), Voting
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Senate passes gambling expansion bill
The Maryland Senate passed Gov.Martin O'Malley's gambling expansion bill on a 28-14 vote Friday, sending the legislation to a more closely divided House of Delegates when the General Assembly's special session continues Monday. Approval came in the early...
Tags: George C. Edwards, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, David Brinkley, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements
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Legislation would set rules for use of frozen eggs, sperm
If you wanted to use your late husband's frozen sperm to have a baby, you would need his written permission under legislation that appears poised for approval in the Maryland General Assembly. The House and Senate have both passed bills that would make...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Justice System, Twins, Charity, Anne Arundel County
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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: Montgomery County (Maryland), Marriage, Justice System, Voting, Family
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Miller names special panel to review ethics laws
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller has named a special committee to review that state's ethics laws that apply to legislators and other state and local officials and make recommendations for reforms that could be voted on as early as this year....Tags: Victor R. Ramirez, Blackmail and Extortion, Bryan W. Simonaire, Prince George's County, Values
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Miller names special ethics panel
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller has named a special committee to review the state's ethics laws that apply to legislators and other state and local officials and make recommendations for reforms that could be voted on as early as this year. Miller...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Victor R. Ramirez, Blackmail and Extortion, Bryan W. Simonaire, Prince George's County
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Proposed congressional map draws more criticism
A congressional map drafted by Maryland Democrats drew more opposition Wednesday as Republican leaders offered alternative proposals, the state NAACP requested changes and the O'Malley administration released 600 comments — mostly critical —...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Government, Carroll County (Maryland), E.J. Pipkin, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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David Nitkin on state politics issues
BGE rates Paul, Baltimore: Do you think the increase in fuel cost has anything to do with the requested rate hike? The cost of gasoline went from a national average of $0.94 [a gallon] in 1999 to $2.55 currently. Could that be the reason for the rate...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Chicago, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., International Military Interventions, Family
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Lawmakers seek scrutiny of prisons in wake of Baltimore contraband case
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSome Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Justice System, Roxbury, Prisons, Government
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