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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-...
Tags: Carrollton, Economic Indicator, Consumers, Prince George's County, Political Fundraising
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Death penalty repeal effort survives in Senate
Efforts to end Maryland's death penalty moved forward late Monday as the Senate squashed attempts to retain the death penalty for what one senator called "the worst of the worst." Senators resumed an emotional debate they left off Friday evening,...
Tags: Baltimore County, NAACP, Roxbury, Parties and Movements, Jamin B. Raskin
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Death penalty repeal survives test in Senate
The governor's bill to repeal Maryland's death penalty survived a key vote Friday in the state Senate. After an emotional debate, senators voted 27-19 to defeat an amendment that would have kept capital punishment for murders committed along with other...
Tags: Hamilton, Allan H. Kittleman, Baltimore County, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements
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Md. Senate passes gun control bill
The Maryland Senate approved a sweeping gun-control bill Thursday that would give the state one of the strictest firearm laws in the country. The contentious issue moved immediately to the House of Delegates, where the chamber's first public hearing...
Tags: Gun Control, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Elections, Interior Policy
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Miller says governor will submit transportation bill
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said Friday that he expects Gov. Martin O'Malley to introduce a transportation revenue bill of his own -- a move that would raise the likelihood Marylanders will be paying higher taxes on gasoline later this year....Tags: Government, Martin O'Malley, Michael E. Busch, Executive Branch, Politics
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Senate preserves gun licensing proposal
The Baltimore SunThe centerpiece of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun control bill survived the Maryland Senate intact Wednesday, though opponents vowed to keep fighting the proposal to give the state some of the nation’s strictest gun laws. A new licensing...Tags: Gun Control, Elections, Parties and Movements, Interior Policy, Jamin B. Raskin
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Offshore wind bill emerges from key committee
On its third try in three years, Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill to spur development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City won the approval of a key committee Tuesday night, setting the stage for what is expected to be easy passage on the...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Ocean City, Baltimore County, Victor R. Ramirez, Executive Branch
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Spirited Senate gun debate expected to last all week
Maryland senators alternatively questioned, challenged and heralded Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun-control bill for more than two hours Tuesday, a prelude to a debate expected to stretch through the week as lawmakers wrestle over whether to...Tags: The Washington Post, Gun Control, Elections, Interior Policy, Michael Bloomberg
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Democrats cost Md. taxpayers
Once again, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and the Democratic Party have shown their lack of respect for Maryland residents. They chose to cost us hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue when we had a Republican governor who wanted to...
Tags: Government, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Executive Branch, Politics
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O'Malley warns of 'job-killing' sequester cuts
Gov. Martin O'Malley warned Sunday morning that Maryland faces "job-killing cuts" if Congress allows a wave of automatic spending reductions to take place this Friday as scheduled. Appearing on CBS' Face the Nation alongside Virginia Republican Gov. Bob...Tags: U.S. Congress, National Institutes of Health, Martin O'Malley, John Hickenlooper, Jan Brewer
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Campaign finance loophole may be plugged
Under Maryland law, there's a limit to how much money a citizen can donate to state political campaigns — $4,000 to a single candidate, $10,000 in total donations during a four-year election cycle. But some Marylanders are less limited than others....Tags: Ocean City, John Paterakis Sr., Martin O'Malley, Baltimore County, Business
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Gas tax hike idea opposed by some Washington County lawmakers
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comFor several years, Gov. Martin O’Malley has been talking about raising transportation funds for Maryland with a possible sales tax increase on gasoline. Last year, he floated an idea of a 6 percent sales tax increase on gas, but did not find a...Tags: Travel, Maryland General Assembly, George C. Edwards, Carrollton, Marketing
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