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For Maryland Republicans, new messenger, same message
Maryland's House Republicans decided this week to jettison Del. Anthony J. O'Donnell from the leadership of their caucus on the grounds that a new messenger is needed to revitalize the party's prospects and pick up seats in the 2014 election. We wish...
Tags: Gun Control, Regional Authority, Government, Americans for Prosperity, Executive Branch
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Maryland becomes a liberal paradise
If you're a liberal living in Maryland, there's been plenty of reason to smile lately. The Old Line State continues to beat a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of progressive policy and politics in the United States. Let's start with last...
Tags: Frank Kratovil, Democratic Party, Maryland General Assembly, Government, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Giving illegal immigrants drivers license encourages them to break more laws
As a life-long Maryland citizen, I completely oppose efforts within our misguided General Assembly to pass the Maryland Highway Safety Act of 2013, which would allow the state to issue a Maryland driver's license to illegal immigrants ("State Senate...
Tags: Immigration, Government, Judges, Lawyers, Illegal Immigrants
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Justice for Maryland's HBCUs
For many Marylanders, Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed fiscal year 2014 budget includes plenty to celebrate. The governor's "balanced approach" to budgeting translates into increased employment, health care benefits for additional families and...
Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Bernard C. Young, Bowie State University, Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Baltimore's population up, following decades of loss
Baltimore, coming off six decades of population decline, grew by 1,100 residents in 12 months, according to government estimates released Thursday. "It's such amazing news. … It's huge psychologically," said Seema D. Iyer, a former research chief...
Tags: Population and Census, Immigration, Mexico, Bernard C. Young, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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The forgotten side of the immigration debate
Recently, I returned home from a three-week stay in Guanajuato, Mexico. I lived with a gracious Mexican family, took Spanish classes and had the chance to immerse myself in Mexican culture. Mexican society was beautiful and vibrant — full of ideas,...
Tags: Immigration, Personal Data Collection, Mexico, Illegal Immigrants, Interior Policy
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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: Prince George's County, Television Industry, Democratic Party, Regional Authority, Government
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Will we be who we say we are?
I devoted most of my columns over the last several weeks to the holidays, the memories they invoke and the way they bring people together. But as the year draws to a close, even I am surprised to see that none of the scenes I drew took place in church...
Tags: Lobbying, Prisons, Arts, Martin O'Malley, American Visionary Art Museum
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Filibuster reform can't wait
Two months after American voters made it clear they want effective government — and two years before the U.S. Senate's next opportunity to reform its broken rules — that "do nothing" chamber appears poised to fix its filibuster. In its present...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Voting, Lyndon B. Johnson, Benjamin L. Cardin, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Md. petition reform: a tempest in a teapot
Twenty years after the last time Maryland voters weighed in on a law passed by the General Assembly, they got the chance to do it three times in 2012, with referendums on in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants, same-sex marriage and a...
Tags: Gun Control, Democratic Party, Government, Voting, Illegal Immigrants
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A loophole in the dream
When the General Assembly passed the Maryland Dream Act, lawmakers intended to allow certain students who are undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at the state's colleges and universities. It was a recognition that these young people...Tags: Immigration, Lawyers, Judges, Teaching and Learning, Illegal Immigrants
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Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley
For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...
Tags: Gun Control, Democratic Party, Primaries, Health and Safety at School, Government
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