“It has been a historic session for the wrong reasons,” the Senate minority leader said.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly breezed toward adjournment Monday following a session of heavy lifting, approving a medical marijuana measure and an expansion of early voting on the last day, after most of the major bills already had been ...

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The Senate has voted 27-20 to approve a gas tax and transit fare increase to pay for road, highway, bridge and mass transit projects.

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ANNAPOLIS — Some Maryland lawmakers want to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana to save money. The state Senate advanced a measure on Wednesday that would eliminate jail time for possessing less than 10 grams of marijuana. If passed, those caught ...

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The state Senate has given preliminary approval to gun control legislation that would force future handgun owners to obtain a license and tightens restrictions on the mentally ill's access to firearms.

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Rejecting a proposal to remove a licensing requirement, the Maryland Senate has given preliminary approval to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun legislation by a vote of 28-19.

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Democrats and Republicans generally don't agree on most provisions of the governor's gun control legislation. Perhaps not surprisingly, they also don't agree on whether every citizen should have been allowed to testify Wednesday.

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Gov. Martin O’Malley said Friday that altering Maryland’s gun policies would be his top priority in a legislative agenda that also includes guaranteeing a market for developers of offshore wind energy, creating special procurement rules for public-private partnerships and repealing the death penalty.

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The Republican leader of the Senate said his caucus will introduce 10 bills intended to improve the business climate in Maryland when members convene for a gambling-focused special session of the General Assembly on Thursday

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Gov. Martin O'Malley's office has been developing legislation that could expand gambling in Maryland for at least the last two weeks. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said last week he thought the draft bill would be ready by the first week of August. ...

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