ANNAPOLIS — Same-sex marriage opponents say they have taken the first steps to bring legislation legalizing gay marriage to referendum. Del. Neil Parrott says he filed draft language for a referendum petition with the state board of elections Friday, a ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gay marriage advocates will host a rally Monday evening in Annapolis. Proponents of a proposal to legalize same-sex unions will lobby lawmakers and host a rally as committee members in the state Senate and House consider moving the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley touted increased religious protections as he promoted a new same-sex marriage bill Tuesday that supporters hope can overcome the objections raised last year. Flanked by lawmakers, religious leaders and union members, the governor repeatedly invoked ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Letters released by Gov. Martin O’Malley’s office show that he and the archbishop of Baltimore were at odds over a same-sex marriage bill. The letters released Monday reveal that two days before O’Malley announced plans to sponsor a ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to talk about his plans to push harder for same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland. O’Malley, a Democrat, will hold a news conference on Friday afternoon to talk about how he will support legislation ...

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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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ANNAPOLIS — Gay marriage supporters in Maryland rekindled debate over legalizing same-sex marriage in the state on Tuesday by announcing a new coalition to push for legislation next year. The announcement prompted opponents to say they’ll be back in Annapolis ...

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — With New York now gearing up for same-sex weddings, the battle lines are forming for the next skirmishes over gay marriage — and the most dramatic could come in Minnesota. Gay-marriage supporters in the Land of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates is preparing to take its final vote gay marriage, in what could be the last step before Gov. Martin O’Malley signs the bill into law. The House is set to begin deliberations at ...

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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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