Eye Opener: O’Malley’s approval rating below 50 percent, poll finds

Gov. Martin O'Malley (Photo by Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

The state Senate may give final approval Monday evening to legislation that would repeal the death penalty in Maryland.

Here’s a few other government and politics headlines today:

• The Washington Post reports a poll conducted by the paper shows Gov. Martin O’Malley’s approval rating at just 49 percent.
• The Baltimore Sun reports on a Baltimore County senator’s battle with a gas company.
• MarylandReporter.com reports the Gazette of Politics and Business, an Annapolis State House mainstay, has dropped much of its politics coverage.