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Ads to promote new gun control law
Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....
Tags: Equestrian, Baltimore County, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Gun Control, James Brochin
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O'Malley signs death penalty repeal
Surrounded by religious leaders, civil rights activists and others who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday repealing the state's death penalty. Unless the law is overturned in a...
Tags: Immigration, Migration, Political Fundraising, Punishment, Judges
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Petition effort begun to overturn gun law
The Baltimore SunIf you hate Maryland's new gun law and wish you could vote against it, Sue Payne is looking for you. The Montgomery County woman this week filed paperwork with the Board of Elections to petition the controversial new gun-control bill to referendum. She...Tags: Baltimore County, Local Elections, Assault, Interior Policy, Annapolis
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Maryland gun-control opponents won't seek referendum
Opponents of Maryland's tough new gun-control law said Wednesday that they will not seek to petition it to referendum and instead will back a lawsuit planned by the National Rifle Association. "This is a constitutional right that should not go to the...
Tags: Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Interior Policy, Gun Control, Elections, National Rifle Association of America
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Gun referendum? Go ahead and make our day
With Gov. Martin O'Malley's landmark gun control bill given final approval by the Senate on Friday and waiting only the governor's signature to be enacted into law, Democrats in Annapolis are likely hoping that the next step will be talk of the "R" word....
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Interior Policy, Elections, Gun Control, Annapolis
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NRA plans to challenge Maryland gun law
The Baltimore SunNational Rifle Association President David Keene said Tuesday that the organization intends to challenge the constitutionality of Maryland's newly passed gun law, as a conservative group readied plans to try to overturn the law through voter referendum....Tags: Immigration, Gun Control, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Firearms, Judges
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Democrats' hypocrisy on voter access
Many Maryland politicians spritz on Eau de Hypocrisy at least occasionally. But Gov. Martin O'Malley and fellow Democrats bathed in it with their support for the inaccurately labeled Referendum Integrity Act, an effort to make it harder for citizens to...
Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Montgomery County (Maryland), Democratic Party
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Lawsuit seeks to void redistricting referendum
The conservative group Judicial Watch has asked the Court of Special Appeals to overturn last November's referendum on a new congressional redistricting map for Maryland, contending the wording of the ballot question was misleading. Backed by Del....Tags: Martin O'Malley, Voting, Elections, Parties and Movements, Laws
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Bills to raise the bar for state referendum needs further study [Editorial]
Maryland's Constitution provides recourse, the referendum, to those who believe bad laws are on the books or new laws are necessary. The general idea is, let's put it to a vote. The process for getting a referendum question on the statewide ballot...
Tags: Voting, Government, Elections, Howard County, Executive Branch
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Harford legislators fighting to stop gun control bill
As the gun control debate rages in Annapolis, many Harford County's legislators say they oppose tougher laws on ownership and registration, landing them in the minority among their colleagues in the Maryland General Assembly. All three of Harford's...Tags: Cecil County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Referendum bill would broaden access to the polls
As an elected official, I've introduced legislation this session titled the Referendum Integrity Act, which seeks to address shortfalls in Maryland's referendum system while also making the process of gathering signatures in Maryland more transparent...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Public Officials, Local Elections, Elections, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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O'Malley's thuggish side
Attention national media: You know Martin O'Malley, defender of the underdog. It's time to get to know Martin O'Malley, thug. The Maryland governor, widely rumored to harbor presidential aspirations, canonized himself in the progressive movement for...
Tags: Trials, Elections, Regional Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Democratic Party
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