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More African-American students in Maryland successfully passed a rigorous Advanced Placement exam in 2012 than ever before, as the state continues to lead the nation in the percentage of students deemed college- and career-ready, according to data released by the national College Board on Wednesday. -
- Immigration reform advocates, including a leading voice from Maryland, pressed President Obama on Tuesday for a pathway to citizenship for the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, calling a bipartisan proposal under consideration in the U.S. Senate "unfair and not acceptable."
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- Efforts to make the threshold for petitioning a Maryland law to referendum are an overreaction, but some reforms are needed.
- Funding should come from gun sales
- Senate work group shows bipartisan compromise on immigration is possible
- The legislature needs to fix an unintended consequence of the law allowing some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates
- Thorny case before Court of Appeals offers no easy solution for bail bondsmen or their illegal immigrant clients
- The president wants to leave his mark on gun policy, immigration, climate change, education and Afghanistan; but budget battles threaten to crowd out that agenda
- Maryland's top court could make it much more difficult for undocumented immigrants to secure bail bonds, in a case likely to resolve long-standing questions about whether bondsmen are on the hook when clients get deported before trial.
- George W. Bush's proposal offers a good starting place for addressing the issue of illegal workers.
- Judge describes string of robberies as "urban terrorism"; crew got inside help to rob bank
- After petitions sent three Maryland laws to voters this fall — the first such referendums in 20 years — state leaders said Tuesday that the process designed in the days before electronic signatures needs a fresh look.
- For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor.
- Hearing on Monday paves way for first of two trials scheduled for March
- Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. surveys the political landscape, from the fiscal cliff to immigration to Benghazi
- Based on the numbers of early voters, the polls were expected to be crowded on Election Day. Besides the presidential race, this year's election features a number of controversial statewide issues. There were referendum votes on same sex marriage, gambling expansion and in-state tuition rates for children of illegal immigrants who attend Maryland state colleges.
- Carroll County leaders offer peculiar reasoning behind English-only proposal
- Local officials in Frederick County and elsewhere shouldn't be enforcing immigration law.
- Congress must stop Obama administration from offering amnesty to illegal immigrants
- Former Montgomery County executive Doug Duncan's decision to run for his old seat after a six-year hiatus has changed the political landscape of the state's largest county even as critics argue that new demographics could present a big hurdle to his comeback.
- Between gay marriage, the Dream Act, gambling expansion, environmental initiatives and fixing the state budget, Gov. Martin O'Malley had a big year.
- President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman. But neither development is likely to push Maryland's governor off the national stage.
- We need not only to create better legal paths for immigrants to come here but also to welcome the energy and strength they bring to the nation.
- A broad coalition of donors — including casino giant MGM, Delta Airlines, a Washington nightclub and thousands of individuals across the country — together gave nearly $6 million to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, providing a financial advantage that supporters say was critical to the campaign's success.
- Does sensible immigration reform require a 'path to citizenship'?
- After the sound drubbing Maryland Republicans received at the ballot box this month, a faction in the state GOP is calling for the resignation of state party Chairman Alex Mooney.
- With President Barack Obama winning re-election on the overwhelming support of the Latino community and Republicans trying to work out how they fared so poorly among a bloc they see as a natural constituency, leaders of both parties say they are ready to take up comprehensive immigration reform.
- Two men accused of nearly beheading three children in a horrific attack in Northwest Baltimore over eight years ago rejected a plea deal from prosecutors, a defense attorney for one of them said.
- Those who see Obama re-election shameful are living on a different planet
