(UPDATED, 9:15 p.m.) — The Baltimore City Council took a major step toward subsidizing the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The council, on Monday evening, approved moving the so-called Fund the Trust Act to a final vote. The legislation raises city ...

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WASHINGTON — The Senate headed Monday for a crucial test vote on White House-backed immigration legislation offering the prize of U.S. citizenship to millions and pouring new technology and manpower into the border. Ahead of the vote set for early ...

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A long-dormant proposal to impose a mandatory continuing legal education requirement on Maryland lawyers may get a hearing in the Court of Appeals after a new chief judge is named, according to a panel discussion at the Maryland State Bar Association’s annual meeting.

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Maryland citizens will have to wait at least another year to get remote access to one of the most important but least accessible parts of the legislative process: committee voting sessions in which bills are amended, killed or sent to the floor.

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I look forward to seeing how Prince George’s County will be impacted by the widely-expected development of a casino at the National Harbor.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland joined Maine Tuesday as the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, capping a tough struggle by supporters that has lasted more than a year. The close vote means the unions will begin Jan. 1 ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Voters on Tuesday approved allowing illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria to pay in-state tuition at public colleges, making Maryland the first state in the nation to pass by popular vote a version of the Dream Act. Illegal ...

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The Daily Record's Max Franz and Josh Cooper were at various polling places across the state Tuesday to capture the sights of Election Day.

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Voters lined up early across the state Tuesday to make their decisions at polling centers before heading to work, according to reports from state elections officials.

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WASHINGTON — Election officials in the Washington area are preparing for high turnout and confusion at the polls Nov. 6 as voters adjust to shifted districts and new identification requirements. Maryland and Virginia officials said they expect 70 to 80 ...

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