February 26, 2013 Comments Off on Senate begins debate on O’Malley’s gun control bill
In what amounted to a preview of the grand debate expected to continue in the Senate through Thursday, lawmakers argued Tuesday over mental health and licensing provisions in Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun control bill for nearly three hours.
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Read More »February 22, 2013 Comments Off on Miller: Gun control bill still needs work
The full Senate plans to begin debating Gov. Martin O’Malley’s amended gun control legislation next week and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. says work on the bill is far from complete.
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Read More »February 22, 2013 Comments Off on Eye Opener: Death penalty repeal, gun control head to full Senate
A few government and politics headlines for Friday morning.
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Read More »February 21, 2013 Comments Off on Senate panel passes death penalty repeal
By the slimmest of margins, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approved legislation Thursday night to abolish capital punishment in Maryland.
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Read More »February 21, 2013 Comments Off on Eye on Annapolis: Death penalty and gun votes coming Thursday night, no matter how late
The chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee said the panel will vote on Gov. Martin O’Malley’s death penalty repeal bill and gun control package tonight — even if they’re working until midnight. Sen. Brian E. Frosh, D-Montgomery, said he ...
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Read More »February 19, 2013 Comments Off on The Eye on Annapolis Podcast
The Eye on Annapolis Podcast returns with a look at two high-profile bills up for a Senate committee vote this week.
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Read More »February 15, 2013 Comments Off on Panel to vote on death penalty, gun bills next week
This slow-starting session of the Maryland General Assembly may receive a jolt next week when a Senate committee votes on bills that would eliminate the death penalty and enact a number of new gun control measures.
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Read More »February 15, 2013 Comments Off on Eye Opener: Elections on lawmakers’ minds
A few government and politics headlines for Friday morning.
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Read More »February 14, 2013 Comments Off on O’Malley pushes death penalty repeal
Gov. Martin O’Malley urged legislators Wednesday to abolish capital punishment in Maryland, saying the ultimate punishment does not deter heinous crimes and carries the risk that a wrongly convicted person could be executed.
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Read More »February 14, 2013 Comments Off on Miller talks about changing death penalty law
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Senate president says he would like to change the state’s death penalty law to allow capital cases to be brought with a wider variety of evidence than is currently allowed, if efforts to repeal capital punishment fail. ...
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