As is often the case, this year’s Maryland General Assembly session, which closed its annual 90-day session on April 11, had a number of highs and lows. Among the disappointments, in my view, was the failure of the Senate to ...

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The Maryland General Assembly on Monday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000. If ratified by Maryland voters, the amendment would ...

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Maryland voters will decide whether casino revenue set aside for schools must be used to enhance education funding above the amount now required in state formulas.

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley says he wants lawmakers to pass a bill that would legalize gay marriage in order to provide children with stable homes. O’Malley, flanked by clergy members, testified before the House Judiciary and Health and Government ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A proposed constitutional amendment would remove any state, county or municipal official from office at the finding of guilt, instead of when the official is sentenced. The Maryland constitutional amendment was introduced on Tuesday by Dels. Jolene Ivey, ...

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WASHINGTON — Struggling to avert an unprecedented national default, congressional leaders jettisoned negotiations on a sweeping deficit-reduction package Friday despite a plea from President Barack Obama to “do something big” to stabilize America’s finances. Instead, lawmakers embarked on rival fallback ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A state senator says a proposal to shore up Maryland’s transportation funding will include increases in the gas tax and vehicle registration fees, as well as a constitutional amendment to protect transportation money. Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola ...

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Maryland voters have overwhelmingly approved a a constitutional amendment requiring Baltimore’s Orphans’ Court judges to be members of the Maryland bar. The amendment, which makes Baltimore the only jurisdiction where the estate and probate judges must be lawyers, had the ...

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