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First marriage licenses issued to Maryland same-sex couples
Even before pressing the elevator button to the sixth floor of the courthouse, Jessie Weber and Nancy Eddy were grinning so broadly that fellow passengers guessed their destination: the marriage license office. “I’ll marry you today,” a...
Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Baltimore County, Harford County, Elkton, Douglas F. Gansler
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New Md. laws include ban on arsenic in chicken feed
As of New Year's Day, arsenic is officially off the menu for Maryland chickens. The nation's first statewide ban on the use of additives in chicken feed containing the toxic metal is among a dozen new state laws that take effect Jan. 1. The new civil...
Tags: Theft, Interior Policy, Food and Drug Administration, Laws, Executive Branch
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Federal employees hopeful on DOMA
Current and retired federal employees who have been on the offense against the Defense of Marriage Act can't taste victory yet, but its scent is growing stronger now that the Supreme Court has decided to review the law. Federal workers and retirees have...Tags: Minority Groups, Republican Party, Nancy Pelosi, Civil Rights, Labor Legislation
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Same-sex couples break from, cling to wedding traditions
On July 21, at Washington, D.C.'s Carnegie Institution, Tanya Tucker and Rose Gray each walked down separate aisles toward the building's rotunda, where they would be married. "I walked out toward Rose, and it was like the first time seeing her," says...
Tags: Minority Groups, Tanya Tucker, Washington, DC, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tilghman Island
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Westboro Baptist members protest same-sex marriages in Maryland
A handful of Westboro Baptist Church protesters picketing same-sex marriage in front of courthouses in Annapolis and Towson Wednesday were met with large groups of counter-protesters holding signs preaching tolerance. In the state capital, more than 250...
Tags: Baltimore County, Josh Cohen, Annapolis, Christianity, Justice System
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Seven same-sex couples wed at City Hall on New Year's morning
Shortly after 12:30 a.m. New Year's Day, not long after fireworks had erupted at the Inner Harbor, James Scales and William Tasker kissed in the ceremonial room of Baltimore City Hall — sealing their new marriage as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Marriage, New Year's Day, Family, William Donald Schaefer
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Next up: death penalty
Having successfully pushed for historic changes in Maryland laws regarding expanded casino gambling, in-state college tuition rates for some undocumented-immigrant students, and the right of gay people to marry, Gov. Martin O'Malley is now in a position...
Tags: Death Penalty, Criminal Laws, Laws, Immigration, Annapolis
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Same-sex couples could get married on New Year's in Harford
With same-sex marriage licenses officially set to go into effect Jan. 1, many gay and lesbian couples around the state have been eager to celebrate their unions on New Year's Eve or Day – and Harford County is no exception. The protocol of...Tags: Harford County, Laws, Executive Branch, Douglas F. Gansler, Martin O'Malley
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HRC says an anti-gay marriage group should return $10K check
The Human Rights Campaign, a group that backed the effort to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, is requesting that a rival organization return a $10,000 check from a donor they describe an "active white supremacist and secessionist sympathizer." In...Tags: Minority Groups, Marriage, Family, Human Rights, Same-Sex Marriage
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The big day approaches for Md. gay couples
Tomorrow, gay couples across Maryland can take the first step toward equal recognition of their relationships when county clerks of courts for the first time will be allowed to issue licenses for same-sex marriages. And we may get a hint of just how equal...
Tags: Minority Groups, Laws, Internal Revenue Service, Annapolis, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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On parking tickets, speeding tickets and O'Malley's politics
Nobody asked me but ... if one is urged to support small retailers during the holiday shopping season, one might expect the municipalities in which they are located to take a holiday on parking tickets. Consider what happened to Debbie Bakalich when she...Tags: Death Penalty, Republican Party, Small Business Saturday, Holidays, Democratic Governors Association
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Marylander of the Year finalists: Martin O'Malley
When the year started, the talk around Annapolis was that Gov. Martin O'Malley had already checked out. In the sixth year of his tenure, many believed he was already looking ahead to a national role and viewed his day job as something of a chore. But...
Tags: Energy Saving, Michael E. Busch, Annapolis, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley
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