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    Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Bill would offer more protection to pregnant workers

    When Peggy Young became pregnant with her third child, she said a supervisor told her she was a liability and not to come back to work as a UPS package delivery driver in Landover until she had the baby.
    When Peggy Young became pregnant with her third child, she said a supervisor told her she was a liability and not to come back to work as a UPS package delivery driver in Landover until she had the baby. "I was very upset because I wanted to work; I...

    Tags: Business, Discrimination, Justice System, Employment, Labor Legislation

    2. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. State Senate gives preliminary OK to death penalty repeal

    The Maryland Senate appears poised to pass Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill to abolish the death penalty as early as Wednesday after turning aside all efforts to weaken the legislation.
    The Baltimore Sun
    The Maryland Senate appears poised to pass Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill to abolish the death penalty as early as Wednesday after turning aside all efforts to weaken the legislation. Senators gave their preliminary approval to the bill Tuesday,...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, Health and Safety at School, Regional Authority, Death Penalty

    3. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. The gas tax compromise

    The gas tax plan unveiled this week by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the General Assembly's top leaders is a complicated proposal that wouldn't represent our first choice in how best to pay for Maryland's transportation needs. But, on balance, it's a better-than-expected solution to a problem that has been nagging the State House for two decades.
    The gas tax plan unveiled this week by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the General Assembly's top leaders is a complicated proposal that wouldn't represent our first choice in how best to pay for Maryland's transportation needs. But, on balance, it's a better-...

    Tags: Consumers, Prices, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Purple Line (Maryland)

    4. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Bill that would have imposed fees for plastic bags dies in committee

    In a setback for environmentalists, a House committee killed a bill Saturday that would have enabled counties to impose a fee on disposable plastic and paper bags given out by stores to carry merchandise.
    In a setback for environmentalists, a House committee killed a bill Saturday that would have enabled counties to impose a fee on disposable plastic and paper bags given out by stores to carry merchandise. The Economic Matters Committee voted 14-9 to...

    Tags: Maryland General Assembly

    5. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. House votes to levy storm-water fees on state

    A proposal to levy storm-water fees on many state-owned properties has cleared the House, setting the stage for shrinking a loophole in the year-old law that requires private landowners pay to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Delegates voted...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Local Government

    6. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. House approves higher gas tax, sending bill to Senate

    The House of Delegates voted Friday to raise taxes on gasoline for the first time since 1992, heeding Gov. Martin O'Malley's call for an infusion of money to pay for roads, mass transit and other transportation priorities.
    The House of Delegates voted Friday to raise taxes on gasoline for the first time since 1992, heeding Gov. Martin O'Malley's call for an infusion of money to pay for roads, mass transit and other transportation priorities. House passage, by an unofficial...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, FBI, Petroleum Industry, Calvert County

    7. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Supporters mount campaign to preserve assault weapons ban

    Gov. Martin O'Malley and gun-control advocates launched an offensive Thursday to protect his proposed ban on assault-type weapons from a House committee's efforts to scale it back.
    Gov. Martin O'Malley and gun-control advocates launched an offensive Thursday to protect his proposed ban on assault-type weapons from a House committee's efforts to scale it back. "Military-style assault weapons belong on the battlefield, NOT on the...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Kevin C. Kelly, Interior Policy

    8. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Over the decades, a river runs through the court system

    It may be known as the Nation's River, but here where the Potomac carves its way between Maryland and Virginia, ownership is up for grabs.
    It may be known as the Nation's River, but here where the Potomac carves its way between Maryland and Virginia, ownership is up for grabs. Again. A court battle that pits a group of property owners against two small paddling and tubing companies seeks...

    Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, George Washington, Frederick County (Virginia), Loudoun County

    9. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Federal appellate court upholds Md. handgun permit laws

    A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing a lower court decision by concluding that the state can constitutionally require an applicant to show “good and substantial reason” that he or she needs a concealed-carry license.
    A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing a lower court decision by concluding that the state can constitutionally require an applicant to show “good and substantial reason” that he or she needs a...

    Tags: Justice System, Douglas F. Gansler, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Laws

    10. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Minimum wage bill fails in committee

    A bill to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $10 an hour failed in a Senate committee vote Wednesday, its sponsor said.  
    The Baltimore Sun
    A bill to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $10 an hour failed in a Senate committee vote Wednesday, its sponsor said.   The Raise Maryland campaign, part of a national effort, sought to increase the state's minimum per-hour wage from $7.25 to one of...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

    11. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Jennings says bill responds to student's gun-shaped pastry incident

    A state senator told colleagues Wednesday that a bill to prohibit school systems from suspending children who make gun gestures or have objects that look like a gun is needed because "this has gotten out of hand."
    A state senator told colleagues Wednesday that a bill to prohibit school systems from suspending children who make gun gestures or have objects that look like a gun is needed because "this has gotten out of hand." Sen. J.B. Jennings filed his bill after...

    Tags: Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Annapolis, White Marsh

    12. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. O'Malley offshore wind bill passes

    Gov. Martin O'Malley achieved a long-sought victory Monday night as the General Assembly gave final approval to his bill to encourage development of a wind energy industry featuring dozens of giant turbines off the state's Atlantic coast.
    Gov. Martin O'Malley achieved a long-sought victory Monday night as the General Assembly gave final approval to his bill to encourage development of a wind energy industry featuring dozens of giant turbines off the state's Atlantic coast. Passage came...

    Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Department of the Interior, E.J. Pipkin, Martin O'Malley, Thomas V. Mike Miller

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