ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge has rejected a request from Virginia Democrats who want the State Board of Elections to reinstate nearly 40,000 voters who were recently purged from the voter rolls. County officials conducted the purge recently on ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The person who will fill a vacant state Senate seat on the Eastern Shore will likely be chosen by Maryland’s governor because votes for a replacement are split. The Star Democrat of Easton reports that the four committees ...

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Five Republican legislators all had to stand at the same time to revisit a vote on House Bill 360 that may have been difficult to explain.

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There are a lot of votes left to count in Maryland, but with about 32 percent of precincts reporting, voters are are just barely showing their approval for an expansion of casino gambling.

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Freshman Republican Andy Harris and six Democratic incumbents in Maryland have won re-election to the House of Representatives.

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ANNAPOLIS — It’s known as a “heavy lift” in legislative circles – the kind of bill that’s hard to round up votes for – and that’s exactly what the effort to expand gambling in Maryland is proving to be. The ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are holding an unusual weekend session to catch up. Both the House of Delegates and Senate are scheduled to work on Saturday, two days before scheduled adjournment at midnight Monday. A panel of House and Senate ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Democratic Delegate who supports gay marriage says she could miss a final vote on the bill. If lawmakers vote on the bill Friday, Del. Veronica Turner, who is in the hospital and scheduled to have emergency surgery ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates will wait at least until Thursday to begin debate on a bill to legalize gay marriage, members said. Supporters of the measure agreed Wednesday to layover the bill, potentially bringing it up for ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A measure introduced in the Maryland Senate on Monday night would allow table games like blackjack at casinos and make it possible to build a casino in Prince George’s County. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters, ...

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