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Marriage bill could have vote this week
Gov.Martin O'Malleysaid that his same-sex marriage bill could be voted out of a House committee as early as this week, but acknowledged that he's still a few votes short on the floor. "People always make their decisions against deadlines," O'Malley...Tags: Republican Party, Annapolis, Executive Branch, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage
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Towson Twitter ban comes as legislators move to protect student freedoms
Towson's resurgent football season ended when wide receiver Ryan Spadola had 13 catches — aJohnny Unitas Stadium record —to help Lehigh beat the Tigers in the playoffs in December.
The next week, Spadola didn't even play. He'd been...Tags: Jerry Rice, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Facebook, Labor Legislation, Twitter, Inc.
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Bill would require online disclosure
A special committee on ethics reform set up by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller will propose legislation that would put the financial disclosure forms of legislators and top state officials online next year and eliminate a requirement that filers be...Tags: Ethics, Values, Annapolis, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Fate of same-sex marriage bill rests with handful of delegates
About a dozen members of the House of Delegates are believed to be undecided on Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland. They are the audience that activists on both sides most want to reach as they prepare to make...Tags: Justice System, Roman Catholicism, Family, Martin O'Malley, Michael E. Busch
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Santorum: the new anti-Romney (for now)
The latest anybody in what could be called the Anybody But Romney Campaign is former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. However, his low-turnout victories in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri say more about the Republican coolness to the Massachusetts...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Primaries, Elections, Newt Gingrich
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O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....Tags: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Birth Control, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Roman Catholicism
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Currie appears before ethics panel
Prince George's County Sen. Ulysses S. Currie attended a closed-door meeting of the legislature's ethics committee Monday, making his first appearance before a panel expected to recommend whether he should be punished for failing to report income on...Tags: Harford County, Justice System, Justice System, Montgomery County (Maryland), Nancy Jacobs
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Councilman wants to make English Arundel's official language
County Councilman Jerry Walker plans to introduce a bill at Monday night's council meeting that would declare English the official language of Anne Arundel County. The Gambrills Republican said the bill is the first in a series he plans to press that...Tags: Labor Legislation, Language, John R Leopold, Justice and Rights, Illegal Immigrants
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Nearing a decision on Iran
One of several casualties of the vitriolic name-calling between Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich is what to do about Iran.
In interviews, Mr. Romney has spoken about tougher sanctions, but it's been difficult to consider...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Israel, Yom Kippur, Emergency Incidents, Iraq
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O'Malley to unveil new approach to wind power
Gov. Martin O'Malley is to unveil today a new approach to promoting offshore wind power that he hopes the General Assembly will find easier on consumers than last year's plan. The new approach borrows ideas from a New Jersey bill signed by Republican Gov....Tags: Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Farms, Martin O'Malley, Democratic Party
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O'Malley wants to put sales tax on gas
Gov. Martin O'Malley wants to apply Maryland's 6 percent sales tax to gasoline, a change that at current prices would add 18 cents a gallon to the cost at the pump.
The increase — to be phased in over three years —would be on top of the 23....Tags: Transportation, Natural Resources, Donald C. Fry, Business Enterprises, Martin O'Malley
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Mayor, Alonso ask legislators for school construction flexibility
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso told legislators Friday that the city needs more flexibility in spending the school construction money it gets from the state — seeking a change that would let the school...Tags: Beverage Industry, Teaching and Learning, Andres Alonso, Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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