With Washington State poised to enact same sex marriage, Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley (pictured at left) introduced legislation Monday night to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland. The bill reportedly contains more broad protections for groups that would not want to perform or honor same-sex marriages in an effort to blunt objections against last year's unsuccessful bill. Nonetheless, Christianists and the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy - and, of course, the haters at NOM - must...Read Full Story
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) said he hoped Tuesday's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that declared California's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional would influence legislators as he seeks to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in his state. "I think it is the latest evidence this current of our nation's history always moves forward to greater protection of the freedom of individuals and that was what was stake in that decision," he told MSNBC's Al Sharpton Tuesday, who...Read Full Story
Gov. Martin O'Malley (pic) says legalizing gay marriage in Maryland is a matter of protecting children. O'Malley said his proposed bill will offer certain legal protections to children of gay couples, providing parity with children of married, heterosexual parents. He testified before the Senate Judicial Proceeding Committee. Last year, the Senate passed a version of the bill, but it stalled in the House over a few legislators' religious beliefs. read moreRead Full Story
Commuters will avoid O'Malley's gas tax hike
Re: "O'Malley wants new 6% sales tax on gas," Jan. 31
Apparently, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley does not know the geography of his own state.
Maryland is a small state that borders Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Commuters can easily fill up their gas tanks in any of these border states to avoid the governor's proposed 6 percent tax increase. This will cost Maryland even more in lost revenue because the...Read Full Story
SARAH BREITENBACH
Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md.
Dozens of activists from both sides of the gay marriage debate packed a state Senate committee hearing Tuesday to make arguments about civil liberties, equal rights and protections for children.
The Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing marked this year's first public debate on legislation to legalize same-sex unions, a measure introduced by Gov. Martin O'Malley last week.
O'Malley, a Democrat, argued...Read Full Story
FREDERICK, MD - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley's proposed sales tax on bullions and gold coins has a dealer in Frederick concerned. O'Malley (D) would like to place a six-percent sales tax on all rare coins and precious metals. Currently, buyers are ...
Two weeks after he outlined the idea in a series of interviews and then his State of the State Address, Governor Martin O'Malley still hasn't introduced legislation to impose the state's sales tax on gasoline purchases. Monday was supposed to be the day ...
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said he still needs the votes of a couple of lawmakers to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage. O'Malley decided to sponsor the measure after it failed to garner enough support in the House of Delegates last year. After ...
The growing rivalry between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is on national tour. The two faced off Feb. 5 on CNN's "State of the Union," disagreeing on why the economy has improved. McDonnell, chairman of the ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Gov. Martin O'Malley says he wants lawmakers to pass a bill that would legalize gay marriage in order to provide children with stable homes. O'Malley, flanked by clergy members, testified before the House Judiciary and Health ...
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) said he hoped Tuesday's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that declared California's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional would influence legislators as he seeks to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in his state."I think it is the latest evidence this current of our nation's history always moves forward to greater protection of the freedom of individuals and that was what was stake in that...
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O'Malley urged House lawmakers on Friday to pass his same-sex marriage bill and argued that allowing gays to marry does not necessarily conflict with one's religious opposition to homosexuality. Mr. O'Malley, a Democrat, was the first of dozens of people to testify at a joint hearing ...
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is proposing to tie the state's gasoline tax rate to the price of the product, rather than the amount a consumer buys. Motorists would likely pay more over time. With gasoline near $3.50 a gallon and the economy still ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Gov. Martin O'Malley fired back Wednesday at Comptroller Peter Franchot for criticism of O'Malley's gas tax proposal, describing him as "kind of our version of Mitt Romney." The comptroller responded with a barbed reference to ...
The gloves came off this week in a long-brewing feud between Gov. Martin O'Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot this week after the comptroller held a roundtable Tuesday to denounce the governor's proposed increase of taxes on gasoline.
Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as the 61 st Governor of Maryland. Previously, he served as the mayor ...
Maryland Governor O'Malley has laid out a legislative agenda for 2009 that focuses on improving public safety and strengthening the safety net for for Maryland's working families.
Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland and previously served as mayor of Baltimore City from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich ...