The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major campaign finance case as hundreds of protestors rallied against eliminating campaign donation caps.
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Maryland’s Congressional Delegation, Minus One, Aims for Gun Control
Maryland’s congressional delegation generally supports new gun control legislation proposed in the wake of the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn., that claimed the lives of 20 schoolchildren.
Maryland Politicians Discuss Sequester’s Impact on BWI, State Businesses
The automatic spending cuts that began Friday could result in longer lines at airport security checks and closure of air traffic control towers if Congress doesn’t agree on a way to reduce the budget.
Economy Tops Obama Second-term Agenda
President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday to focus on an economy that continues to struggle toward recovery and to lobby for better gun laws to stem the tide of violence that claimed two more student lives in Maryland.
Advocates, Legislators Advocate for Reducing Corporate Money in Politics
Activists and Maryland lawmakers rallied in front of the state capitol Thursday to oppose the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision and advocate for ways to pull corporate money out of campaign finance.
MADD Supports Lobby for Highway Funding, Constitutional Amendment
Hundreds of Mothers Against Drunk Driving supporters descended on Capitol Hill Thursday, lobbying senators and representatives for full highway safety funding and victims’ rights.
MD Congressman Calls Attention to Streamlined Student Loan Tracker
An easier, more intuitive method of tracking student debt information was unveiled by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Towson.