Louisiana State Rep. Valarie Hodges used to be a big fan of school vouchers. “I liked the idea,” she explained, “of giving parents the option of sending their children to a public school or a Christian school.”

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At the tender age of 16, Jessica Ahlquist has already endured more verbal abuse than most people experience in a lifetime. A high school student in Cranston, R.I., Jessica has been taunted and threatened at school, targeted by an online ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to meet with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to discuss same-sex marriage and immigration issues. O’Malley is going to New York City on Thursday for a Democratic Governors Association meeting. Raquel Guillory, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Senate and House majority leaders are holding a news conference to talk about their proposed Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act to recognize same-sex couples. Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola, D-Montgomery, and House Majority Leader Kumar ...

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