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Maryland House ready to start gay marriage debate
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland House of Delegates leaders are opening the gay marriage debate with a warning: any changes could kill the measure this year. The full House is scheduled to […]
Maryland House nears vote on legalizing gay marriage
ANNAPOLIS — Supporters of extending full marriage rights to same-sex couples in Maryland say they are just a few votes shy of success in the House. The House of Delegates […]
Same-sex marriage bill vote delayed again
ANNAPOLIS — The House Judiciary Committee will try again Friday to vote on the historic same-sex marriage measure, according to a senior member of the panel. “God willing and the […]
Future of same-sex marriage bill is murky
ANNAPOLIS — Two delegates who had delayed a vote on same-sex marriage legislation appeared ready to vote on the measure Wednesday, but the future of the measure remained murky. The […]
Local leaders lobby for gas tax hike
ANNAPOLIS — County and city leaders from four of Maryland‘s largest jurisdictions pressed Tuesday for the General Assembly to add 10 cents to the state’s gasoline tax, but the measure […]
Md. speaker doesn’t sense urgency on table games
ANNAPOLIS — House Speaker Michael Busch says he doesn’t see the need to approve legislation to expand table games at gambling facilities this year. Busch underscored to reporters on Tuesday […]
O’Malley’s budget cuts transportation, Medicaid reimbursements
House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Anne Arundel, said Friday morning Gov. Martin O’Malley‘s budget proposal would cut state and highway transportation dollars, K-12 education funding and Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals. […]
Legislative leaders meet with O’Malley on budget
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland‘s legislative leadership is scheduled to meet with Gov. Martin O’Malley to talk about his budget proposal. House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller […]
“But we’re in Maryland”
I meant to get this quote from House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Anne Arundel, into a story or blog post yesterday. I didn’t. Here goes. “If we were in the […]
Md. Speaker Busch makes House committee appointments
The leadership of the House committees that oversee taxes and legal issues will have a new look in the 2011 legislative session, according to committee rosters Speaker Michael E. Busch, […]
Md. General Assembly races yield few surprises
With all the upsets on the national level, Maryland‘s General Assembly races offered little in the way of surprises and upsets. Republicans repeatedly labeled Speaker of the House Michael E. […]
Speaker Busch in the GOP crosshairs
When former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a Republican, spoke to the Maryland Chamber of Commerce Thursday night, he made a point to compliment Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller […]
