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Transgender individuals are one step closer to receiving protection from anti-discrimination laws after a bill passed in the Maryland Senate Tuesday.
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Read More »Senate takes up workplace harassment bill
Corporate representatives battled civil rights groups Thursday over state legislation that would expand businesses’ liability for workplace harassment by redefining who is considered a “supervisor,” currently limited to those who have the power to hire or fire the victim.
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Read More »Murray seeks return to General Assembly
A top aide to both House Speaker Michael E. Busch and later Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller is seeking a return to the General Assembly after more than a two-year absence—this time as an elected member of the House of Delegates.
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Read More »Md. Senate approves needle exchange expansion
The Maryland Senate has approved a measure to allow drug users to get more than one clean needle at one time in Baltimore's needle exchange program.
Read More »Kasemeyer will support Baltimore County school board bill
Supporters of an elected school board in Baltimore County have reason to be modestly optimistic about the chances of success this year.
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Read More »Senate panel questions dual track for bail
State senators on Wednesday sharply attacked part of the Maryland Judiciary’s proposal to streamline the process by which bail is set in Maryland District Court.
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Read More »Miller predicts changes to O’Malley minimum wage bill
The Senate president predicts an increase but said he wasn't sure what that might look like other than to say "it's going to be different, in my opinion, from what the governor has proposed and it's going to be different from what the people in Prince George's and Montgomery County have already enacted."
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Read More »Unemployment bill first up in Senate for 2014
WASHINGTON — The Senate plunged into an election-year session Monday that promises to be long on political maneuvering and less so on accomplishment, beginning with a struggle over legislation to renew lapsed jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. “I’m optimistic, ...
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Read More »GOP blocks key Obama court nominee in Senate vote
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked another of President Barack Obama’s picks for one of the nation’s top courts on Tuesday, the latest skirmish in a nominations battle that has intensified partisan tensions in the chamber. Tuesday’s near-party line vote derailed ...
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Read More »Senate easily passes gay rights bill, but House outlook dim
WASHINGTON — Reflecting Americans’ increasing acceptance of gays, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would bar workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Gay rights advocates hailed the bipartisan, 64-32 vote as a historic step, although it ...
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