ANNAPOLIS – Maryland could become a “dumping ground” for gay couples, said Delegate Emmett Burns, D-Baltimore County, if it fails to pass a law invalidating same-sex marriages

ANNAPOLIS – Valerie Lorenz has seen how compulsive gambling can destroy families and even end lives, either in prison or by suicide

ANNAPOLIS – Child custody disputes are often lengthy, expensive and emotional proceedings, but when they lead to kidnapping and custody violations, Maryland law is unclear, lawmakers said Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – On the heels of a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court supporting same-sex marriage, Maryland Delegate Emmett Burns introduced legislation Thursday to assure his state would not recognize gay marriages valid elsewhere

ANNAPOLIS – Nearly 100 federal disability applicants rallied for the governor’s attention during the State of the State address Thursday morning, clamoring to get their monthly cash benefit reinstated

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ANNAPOLIS – After a wild floor session where three Republican senators walked out of debate, the Senate approved a rules change that will make filibustering by the minority more difficult

ANNAPOLIS – With hypoglycemic diabetes, glaucoma and a lower back injury, Gustav Catchersid continued to work, against doctor’s orders, until he was laid off in October

ANNAPOLIS – When the Maryland General Assembly convened for the year Wednesday, it lacked a resident of one of the 24 major state jurisdictions – Caroline County

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