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Md. gay marriage could go to referendum

Maryland's same-sex marriage bill is headed for vigorous and extended debate in the House of Delegates, but for many, it won't be new territory and it won't end there.

Tags: Gay marriage , same sex , Maryland House of Delegates ,

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Bill guarantees girls in juvenile justice same services as boys

"There are more community services for boys, and that's where I think the focus needs to be for young women," says Delegate Kathleen Dumais, D-Montgomery.

Tags: Thomas J.S. Waxter Children's Center , Laurel , Ana Sol Gutierrez , juvenile crime

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Shift coming to critical Md. House committee

Witnesses headed to testify before lawmakers on sensitive topics like domestic abuse, cyber-bullying and drunk driving have complained that members of Maryland's House Judiciary Committee could be rude, sarcastic and even insulting.

Tags: Michael Busch , Maryland General Assembly , Maryland House Judiciary Committee , Joseph Vallario Jr , Sue Kullen

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Debate continues over closing of girls' detention facilty

Girls currently in Maryland who require high-security facilities could be sent out of state.

Tags: Baltimore , Waxter Center , Maryland General Assembly , Anne Arundel County , juvenile crime , Department of Juvenile Services , ACLU

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Nickel bag tax would go toward cleaning bay

The Maryland General Assembly has been reluctant to raise taxes in an election year, but 39 legislators across both chambers are co-sponsoring an act that would place a 5-cent tax on disposable carryout bags.

Tags: Chesapeake Bay , bag tax , Chesapeake Bay Restoration Consumer Retail Choice , Cheryl Glenn , Susan Aumann , Pick-up America , trash , grocery , Maryland General Assembly

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