The Maryland Court of Appeals rules that Maryland must recognize same-sex marriages from other states in case of two women seeking a divorce. Some marriage equality proponents see hope in ruling; NAACP votes to back gay marriage; just a week after first special session, no one is looking forward to a second one; O’Malley likely to sign ban on arsenic in chicken feed; McDonough keeps a steady beat against “roving mobs of black youths;” Franchot talks run for governor; and who won in the last session: VA’s McDonnell or MD’s O’Malley?
Day: May 21, 2012
Special sessions give taste of full-time legislature – a bad one
Last week’s special session and another that seems likely to be called in mid-summer gave us all a taste how a full-time legislature might feel. It feels lousy. The states that make lawmaking full-time don’t really seem more wise or productive, despite higher pay and bigger staffs.
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