Gay couple married in California undaunted by ruling
WASHINGTON - James Packard knew that the marriage license hanging in a frame on his bedroom wall carried little legal weight even before the California Supreme Court ruled the document...
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Sense of history, respect draw many
WASHINGTON - Journey Thwreatt may have slept through most of the day, carried slowly closer to the U.S. Capitol from sunup to well past sundown, but her mother wouldn't have...
Ehrlich is planning to veto three bills
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. signed more than 60 bills into law yesterday but vowed to veto three he regards as too costly - setting the stage for a prickly...
‘Living wage,’ but not slots
Maryland lawmakers ended a rancorous 90-day session last night by rejecting expanded gambling for the second straight year and passing legislation that would make the state the first in the...
Helmet-use proposal awaits its fate in House
Motorcyclists and safety advocates are watching to see what will become of a bill that would essentially repeal the state's motorcycle helmet law. The bill, which passed the state Senate...
Brownfields reform bill wins approval in House
With a 137-0 House vote, the General Assembly gave final approval yesterday to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s brownfields redevelopment reform bill. Only the governor's signature is needed to enact...
Senate approves measure to require ‘living wage’
The state Senate voted yesterday to require most state contractors to pay their employees at least $10.50 an hour, but the governor opposes the so-called "living wage" bill and even...
Senate to vote on living-wage proposal today
A decade ago, Baltimore became the first city in the nation requiring municipal service contractors to pay their workers a living wage. More than 100 other cities and counties -...
Fee on septic tank users endangers Ehrlich’s ‘flush tax’
The centerpiece of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s environmental program appears to be in danger of collapse over the inclusion of a $2.50 fee that would be levied on about...
Unborn victims bill postponed in Senate
Maryland won't be enacting this year its own version of the federal Laci and Conner Law, which would have created additional charges for someone who harms a pregnant woman and...