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Maryland governor signs bill abolishing death penalty
Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill abolishing Maryland's death penalty was signed by Governor Martin O'Malley on Thursday, making the U.S. state the 18th to abolish state-sanctioned executions, a spokeswoman said. O'Malley, a Democrat, had pledged to sign the bill, which was passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature in March. The law replaces capital punishment with a [...]
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Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill abolishing Maryland's death penalty was signed by Governor Martin O'Malley on Thursday, making the U.S. state the 18th to abolish state-sanctioned executions, a spokeswoman said. O'Malley, a Democrat, had pledged to sign the bill, which was passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature in March. The law replaces capital punishment with a [...]
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Posted by admin on April 20th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Chair, Former, guy', He's, just, labor, Maryland, nominee, Obama's, secretary, trustworthy No Comments »Maryland OKs tough gun-control law promoted by governor
Posted by admin on April 5th, 2013
By Lacey Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland's state Senate approved one of the country's toughest gun-control bills on Thursday, paving the way for the measure to be signed into law by the governor, who pushed for the legislation. The state joins Colorado, New York and Connecticut in passing stiff gun-control measures after the December massacre [...]
Maryland set to become latest state to enact stiff gun-control measure
Posted by admin on April 3rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland was set to become the latest U.S. state to enact stiff gun control measures, with the approval on Wednesday by the state's House of Delegates of legislation that includes a ban on dozens of assault weapons and limits on magazine size. The legislation, which had been proposed by Governor Martin O'Malley, [...]
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Posted by admin on March 23rd, 2013
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Many members of Congress looked pretty helpless this week as they fought to save cherished programs in their states from across-the-board budget cuts. But after Congress wrapped up work on a bill to fund the government through September, some members looked less helpless than others. Among them was Senate [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Budget, cuts, During, federal, Maryland, pays, Powerful, Voice No Comments »Maryland ushers in New Year with its first gay marriages
Posted by admin on January 1st, 2013
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Seven gay couples in Maryland rang in the New Year with wedding bells early Tuesday, the first wave of nuptials since voters in the state backed the legalization of same-sex marriage. The couples were “lawfully married” rather than pronounced “husband and wife” at the 12:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) ceremony on New Year’s [...]
Maryland, Maine, Washington approve gay marriage
Posted by admin on November 7th, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Voters in Maryland, Maine and Washington state approved same-sex marriage on Tuesday, marking the first time marriage rights have been extended to same-sex couples by popular vote. The vote was hailed as a watershed moment by gay rights activists. While same-sex unions have been legalized in six states and the District [...]
Maryland, Maine, Minnesota and Washington bring joy to supporters of marriage equality
Posted by admin on November 7th, 2012
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