By: Alexander Pyles

Here’s a few government and politics headlines for Thursday morning:

• The Washington Post checks some of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s claims in his State of State Address.
• The Capital of Annapolis reports the Anne Arundel County Council is weighing removing County Executive John Leopold.
• The Daily Record and others report the House Judiciary Committee started work on a bill that would overturn a controversial court ruling that made pit bulls inherently dangerous.
• The Baltimore Sun reports a nun famous for her work with death row inmates is lobbying Annapolis lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.