Sen. E.J. Pipkin made an unsuccessful plea on the Senate floor Friday to reject two Public Service Commission nominees who lobbied for Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind proposals last year.
Day: March 2, 2012
State Roundup, March 2, 2012
Same-sex marriage bill signed, but the fight still lies ahead; the budget is the top legislative priority; rising gas prices may sink O’Malley’s gas sales tax; ethics committee discusses broad reforms; conference committee to straighten out differences in nonviolent offender and public defender bills; one in five Marylanders may see $274 more in taxes; Currie removed from committees.
Celebrating the signing of same-sex marriage law as referendum looms
The marble lobby of the State House reverberated with cheers and applause Thursday evening for a highly unusual signing ceremony that made Maryland the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation. (Includes one-minute video.)
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