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Miller: Gun control bill still needs work
The full Senate plans to begin debating Gov. Martin O’Malley’s amended gun control legislation next week and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. says work on the bill is far from complete.
Eye Opener: Death penalty repeal, gun control head to full Senate
A few government and politics headlines for Friday morning.
Senate panel passes death penalty repeal
By the slimmest of margins, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approved legislation Thursday night to abolish capital punishment in Maryland.
Eye on Annapolis: Death penalty and gun votes coming Thursday night, no matter how late
The chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee said the panel will vote on Gov. Martin O’Malley’s death penalty repeal bill and gun control package tonight — even if they’re working until midnight. Sen. Brian E. Frosh, D-Montgomery, said he originally suggested the committee finish its work Friday afternoon if necessary, but a majority of […]
Frosh: Death penalty and gun votes coming Thursday night, no matter how late
The chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee said the panel will vote on Gov. Martin O'Malley's death penalty repeal bill and gun control package tonight -- even if they're working until midnight.
House passes bill overturning pit bull ruling
The House of Delegates on Thursday passed legislation that would hold dog owners presumptively liable in litigation for injuries caused by their pets.
Pending legal opinion delays Senate committee vote on offshore wind
A Senate committee has postponed its vote on Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind legislation as it waits for a legal opinion on one contentious component of the bill.
House panel weighs expanding state’s whistleblower law
Maryland businesses squared off against local governments and plaintiffs’ attorneys Wednesday over legislation that would permit whistleblower lawsuits against companies that intentionally overbill the state, the city of Baltimore or a county government.
Md. lawmakers take on pit bull ruling
ANNAPOLIS — A bill that would reverse the designation of pit bulls as an “inherently dangerous” breed of dog moved closer to being passed by the Maryland House of Delegates. The measure received preliminary approval from the House Tuesday. Delegates are expected to vote on the measure in the coming weeks. Last year, the state’s […]
Lawmakers close meeting on InvestMaryland bill
A Senate work group held a closed-door meeting Monday to pore over the details of legislation that would alter Maryland’s $84 million venture capital program.
Obama attempting to change face of the judiciary
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to change the face of a federal judiciary that has a long tradition of white men passing judgment on parties from all walks of life — if he can get his nominees past the Senate. Republicans have used the powers accorded the Senate minority party to slow Obama’s […]
Panel to vote on death penalty, gun bills next week
This slow-starting session of the Maryland General Assembly may receive a jolt next week when a Senate committee votes on bills that would eliminate the death penalty and enact a number of new gun control measures.
