ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley said Friday he will push harder for a same-sex marriage measure in Maryland next year if it mirrors legislation that passed in New York after changes were made to protect religious freedom. “I think we ...

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Good Monday morning. If you’re still tired after losing an hour of sleep over the weekend, look at the bright side: it may be light outside when you leave your office tonight. If that doesn’t do it for you, perhaps ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Legislation to permit same-sex marriage in Maryland cleared a legislative hurdle Wednesday, with the House of Delegates rejecting amendments designed to weaken the measure and Speaker Michael Busch calling for a final debate and vote on the bill ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Supporters of extending full marriage rights to same-sex couples in Maryland say they are just a few votes shy of success in the House. The House of Delegates voted Tuesday to delay debate on the issue until Wednesday. ...

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With Maryland’s same-sex marriage bill moving through the House of Delegates, there has been much news from Annapolis this week. But there was also news from Baltimore, as legal affairs reporter Brendan Kearney reported that the city has spent more ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Legislation to permit same-sex marriage in Maryland will be debated on the floor of the state House of Delegates after winning narrow approval Friday from the House Judiciary Committee, with its chair, Joseph F. Vallario Jr., casting the decisive ...

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It was an eventful week in the city of Baltimore and in the state of Maryland, as city police announced charges against officers allegedly involved in an extortion scheme, and the same-sex marriage bill moved its way through the state ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland senators are set to approve gay marriage after modifying the marriage bill to include more protections for religious groups. Senators voted 25-22 Wednesday to advance the bill to a final vote. They added protections for religious institutions ...

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Maryland's Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 to discuss Bill 116, a proposal to allow same-sex marriage in the state.

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ANNAPOLIS — Advocates and opponents of gay marriage took their pitches to the Democratic-controlled Senate on Tuesday afternoon, seeking to lobby a key committee over whether to make Maryland the sixth state in which members of the same sex could ...

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