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On the eve of the General Assembly session, Gov. Martin O'Malley and legislative leaders are weighing what to do about the re-emerging issues of gun control and the death penalty alongside the recurring question of how to pay for roads and transit. -
- Maryland GOP reject call for Cecil official's resignation after party switch
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- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's appearance at Sen. Tom Harkin's "Steak Fry" in Iowa not only signals O'Malley's political ambitions, but also underscores the kinds of challenges undeclared candidates face as they juggle day jobs with hectic travel schedules.
- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would only move the nation backward.
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- After beating back a series of challenges in the House, lawmakers are poised to give final approval Wednesday to a plan to raise the state income tax to fund schools, police and Medicaid.
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- Former state Sen. Walter M. Baker, who was also a Cecil County attorney, died Tuesday from complications of diabetes at Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, Del. He was 84.
- House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, whose clashes over gambling helped bring about a chaotic ending to the 2012 General Assembly session, agreed Tuesday that a special session is needed to fix Maryland's budget.
- General Assembly leaders reached tentative agreement Monday night on a state budget for the coming year and an income tax increase to help pay for it. But the full Assembly had yet to vote on the tax measure as the session's midnight end approached.
- Assembly orders MD's largest localities to levy fees to pay for controlling runoff pollution
- In addition to the well-publicized tax increases that Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing this year, his administration is also calling for a wide range of increases in the fees Marylanders pay for specific services — from recording an adoption to getting a copy of a death certificate.
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- Gov. Martin O'Malley fielded skeptical questions from lawmakers about three of his top environmental initiatives Tuesday as he personally appealed to lawmakers to approve bills aimed at promoting offshore wind energy, limiting development and improving water and sewer systems.
- Gov. Martin O'Malley issued a rousing call for an aggressive program to invest in jobs and honor "human dignity" for families – whether the parents are gay or straight – in an upbeat State of the State Address Wednesday.
- A group of lawmakers put aside the partisanship that often prevails in Annapolis to announce a common agenda of bills Thursday that both Democrats and Republicans could rally around.
- Gov. Martin O'Malley will unveil a new approach Monday to promoting offshore wind power that he hopes the General Assembly will find easier on consumers than last year's version.
- Organized labor wants a guaranteed role in the offshore wind project Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to propose — and the unions want it in writing.
- Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing a $15 million increase in the state's program to help build affordable housing, contending the bump will leverage $285 million in private investment and create 1,100 jobs in Maryland
- Gov.Martin O'Malley floated raising the state's sales tax by one penny in a pre-session radio interview Wednesday, saying that it would be one way to close the projected $1 billion difference between state costs and revenues.
- Miller promises GOP a bridge, even without gas tax votes
- Democratic leaders in Annapolis have compiled a "To Do" list for the next 90 days that includes raising taxes, changing the definition of marriage, closing off big chunks of Maryland to development and opening even more casinos in the state.
- Gov. Martin O'Malley's Plan Maryland, which has become the subject of bitter opposition in parts of rural Maryland, is now official state policy for managing growth.
