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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: General Assembly wrap 2012

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE STAFF The 2012 General Assembly session closed without an agreement between the House of Delegates and the Senate on an operating budget for the state. Many other bills passed or failed during the …

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Car charging causes controversy

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Prohibiting cars that run solely on gas from parking at electric vehicle charging stations is elitist, according to Maryland Sen.

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Lawmakers aim to increase penalty for strangulation

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • KELSEY MILLER, CNS Grabbing another person's neck to stop their breathing -- an act usually associated with domestic violence cases — is extremely difficult

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Md. Senate approves historic same-sex marriage bill, Gov. O’Malley to sign

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • TOM MCPARLAND, CNS A long time coming In an historic 25-22 vote Thursday night, the Maryland Senate approved a highly controversial same-sex marriage bill, sending

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Md. Senate Committee votes 7-4 to advance same-sex marriage bill

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS A Senate panel voted 7-4 Tuesday to advance same-sex marriage legislation to the entire chamber, where members hope to move

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Victory! — Md. House narrowly approves same-sex marriage

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS [View the story "Md. Same-Sex Marriage" on Storify] After a year of highly contested debate and political wrangling, the

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: House again delays vote on same-sex marriage

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Shortly after a debate on same-sex marriage legislation was again postponed Thursday morning, Gov. Martin O'Malley met privately with House

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: House Committees send same-sex marriage to floor

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS In an unusual two-committee vote Tuesday evening, delegates grappled with several proposed amendments before voting 25 to 18 to send

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: O’Malley reacts to same-sex marriage court decision

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday evening on MSNBC that he hopes a federal appeals court decision repealing a California ban

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Maryland beekeepers want honey defined

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Maryland beekeepers are rallying around a bill Wednesday afternoon that would set a standard for honey sold in the state. "Maryland

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Bill would let owners sue for sick pups

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS  • MALI KRANTZ, CNS A new bill would give Maryland puppy purchasers more leverage against pet stores if they are sold a sickly pup. Delegate Nic

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MARYLAND: In same-sex marriage testimony, O’Malley balances religious freedom, civil rights

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS  • BY AMANDA YEAGER, CNS In testimony before a Senate committee Tuesday, Gov. Martin O'Malley stressed the importance of balancing the freedom of Maryland's religious

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MARYLAND: State of the State a prelude to tough legislative session ahead

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY DAVE NYCZEPI, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley made his case for job creation and same-sex marriage Wednesday, promoting his most ambitious agenda to date

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: New law would ban minors from using artificial tanning beds

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MIKE BOCK, CNS A group of lawmakers wants to expand on current restrictions and place an outright ban on the use of artificial

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Possible doubling of flush tax worries some legislators

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ELLEN STODOL, CNS A number of legislators are concerned that Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to raise the flush tax from $2.50 to $5

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Coalition calls alcohol tax a success

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS A coalition that pushed an alcohol tax increase last year is calling the tax a success and turning its efforts

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CONGRESS: Maryland delegation sets aside (most) partisanship for Obama speech

CONGRESS • BY MARK MILLER, CNS President Obama set out a blueprint for an economy "built to last" -- calling for business tax reform,

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: O’Malley’s same-sex marriage bill to provide more religious protections

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley touted increased religious protections as he promoted a new same-sex marriage bill Tuesday that supporters hope can

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Maryland education funding divides state and county leaders

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TIM EBNER, CNS Cash-strapped Maryland county leaders say they can't afford to pay their share of rising costs for schools and are asking

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: What the frack? Maryland weighs potential impact of hydraulic fracturing

EYE ON ANAPOLIS • BY GREG MASTERS Garrett County resident Dana Shimrock was relieved when Maryland put the brakes on drilling in the natural gas-rich Marcellus Shale before

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