Opponents of the Red Line, as it’s currently proposed, are hopeful Maryland’s budget shortfalls and a new administration will result in plans for the light rail line to be reconsidered.

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With time ticking away and still no money to pay for scientific studies of hydraulic fracturing, a Montgomery County lawmaker plans to ensure natural gas companies don’t run out the clock on a drilling moratorium ordered by Gov. Martin O’Malley.

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ANNAPOLIS — Anne Arundel County police have released documents that show that officers and staff researched County Executive John Leopold’s political opponents. Police released the documents Wednesday in response to requests by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Opponents of a measure that gives gay couples the right to marry in Maryland have officially begun their effort to overturn the law. Maryland Marriage Alliance officials announced Wednesday that they have launched the petition drive to collect ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley will make Maryland the eighth state to legalize gay marriage when he signs a bill passed by the General Assembly. O’Malley is expected to sign the legislation, which he sponsored, Thursday, though same-sex ceremonies cannot ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates will wait at least until Thursday to begin debate on a bill to legalize gay marriage, members said. Supporters of the measure agreed Wednesday to layover the bill, potentially bringing it up for ...

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GENESEO, N.Y. — Opponents to New York’s gay marriage law filed the first lawsuit challenging the measure, an anticipated salvo that came one day after weddings were celebrated around the state. A representative of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and ...

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Opponents of the proposed Superblock redevelopment have filed another lawsuit to stop the project, this time alleging approved demolition plans would violate a historic preservation agreement. The lawsuit says J. Rodney Little, director of the Maryland Historical Trust, exceeded his ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Citing California as both precedent and a rallying cry, several Maryland legislators are gearing up to try at the ballot box what they may fail to do in the General Assembly this year: defeat a measure to allow ...

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