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Podcast: Same-sex marriage petition drive starts
Del. Neil Parrott speaks in June at the Board of Elections for MDPetitions.com The petition drive to repeal Maryland’s same-sex marriage law — which will be signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley today — is...
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Bill seeks to put thousands of financial disclosure documents online
By Justin Snow Justin@MarylandReporter.com State House at sunset. Legislators and eventually 12,000 to 14,000 state employees would have their financial disclosure statements posted on the Internet...
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Smoking ban in vehicles with children passes Senate
By Justin Snow Justin@MarylandReporter.com A controversial bill that would ban smoking in any vehicle with a passenger younger than 8 passed the state Senate 27-19 on Wednesday after debate that...
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Conflict of interest disclosures get little attention
By Justin Snow Justin@MarylandReporter.com After Sen. Ulysses Currie was indicted on bribery charges in 2010 for supporting legislation favorable to a grocery store that paid him as a consultant, many...
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Online financial disclosure faces problems in House committee
By Daniel Menefee Dan@MarylandReporter.com A Senate bill to require online financial disclosures of state and county officials hit a wall of skepticism Wednesday from House Environmental Committee...
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State officials’ ethics disclosures to go online
By Daniel Menefee Dan@MarylandReporter.com State lawmakers and their executive appointees would now post their required ethics statements and financial disclosure reports on the Internet beginning...
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Audio: Pit bull owners demonstrate and testify on legislation
Duane Keenan for MarylandReporter.com provides this audio report on the demonstration and then the hearing on legislation to overturn a court ruling that declared all pit-bulls as inherently dangerous...
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Proposed new referendum requirements will be amended, election law...
By Glynis Kazanjian Glynis@MarylandReporter.com Michael Dawson and Peter Oliphant help collect signatures on Route 40 in Cecil County. The Referendum Integrity Act, a bill that’s been lambasted as...
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Bill requiring landlords to accept Section 8 housing vouchers sparks debate
By Ilana Kowarski Ilana@MarylandReporter.com Sen. Jim Brochin A bill that would require landlords to accept tenants through the federal Section 8 program sparked a debate about civil rights on the...
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Senate sends housing discrimination bill back to committee
By Ilana Kowarski Ilana@MarylandReporter.com A bill that would prohibit landlords from screening prospective tenants based on their source of income was sent back to a Maryland Senate committee after...
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Blue Moon: A blogger takes political plunge and runs for delegate
David Moon, the man behind the Maryland Juice political blog in Montgomery County, made it sort of official Saturday on the back patio of his Takoma Park home. He’s running for the House of Delegates,...
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Marijuana legislation could save millions or cost taxpayers more
By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Margaret@MarylandReporter.com Marinuana joint by Torben Bjorn Hansen on Flickr Creative Commons Two bills aiming to decriminalize or legalize marijuana heard in a Senate...
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‘Second chance’ bill shields some convictions from job screening
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Jeremy@MarylandReporter.com Sen. Jamie Raskin testifies for Second Chance bill. Baltimore native Davon Neverdon says he sees ex-convicts in his city fall into a vicious cycle....
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Bill would ban school board members from running for higher office
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf jeremy@marylandreporter.com Sen. Bryan Simonaire The Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would restrict members of the Anne Arundel Board of Education from...
View ArticleFraud in state contracts is target for Frosh and False Claims Act
By Rebecca Lessner For MarylandReporter.com Attorney General Brian Frosh moved to broaden Maryland’s fight against fraud on Thursday, backing legislation that would include false claims against private...
View ArticlePolice conduct, drug crime sentencing focus of General Assembly’s proposed...
By Nate Rabner Capital News Service The Maryland General Assembly responded in this year’s legislative session to public concern about police misconduct, drug crime, domestic violence and more. Police...
View ArticleMatthews tops Maryland’s 8th district race in fundraising
By Jon Banister Capital News Service Former Marriott executive and news anchor Kathleen Matthews, a Democrat, has pulled ahead in fundraising in the race to fill Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s Montgomery...
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Senators push for broader restrictions on police power to seize assets
By Grant Zeigenfuse For MarylandReporter.com Sen. Michael Hough, center st podium, with Sen. Jamie Raskin and others discuss new comprehensive proposal on seizing assets. From Michael Hough's Facebook...
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Maryland lawmakers override 5 of Hogan’s vetoes; Senate delays on felon...
By Rachel Bluth Capital News Service Sen. Richard Madaleno argues on the Senate floor for an override of the governor's veto on an Internet hotel tax. Capital News Service Photo by Josh Magness....
View ArticleState Roundup: Poll finds Marylanders support police, reallocating funds
POLL: MARYLANDERS SUPPORT POLICE, REALLOCATING FUNDS: A new poll finds that Maryland residents strongly support expanding making more information public about police discipline, requiring independent...
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