Topic - Martin O'Malley

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  SAUERBREY: Maryland Democrats show their true colors

  The lights had barely gone out on the Annapolis special session, called to increase income taxes, when the Department of Labor jobs numbers came out for April. It reported that Maryland led the nation in job losses, dropping by 6,000.

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  Work group must complete P.G. casino study by late June

  A new state commission charged with crafting a bill to expand gambling in Maryland will have to overcome a short time frame and skepticism from House lawmakers.

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  O'Malley signs Md. tax-increase legislation

  Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a $260-million tax increase into law Tuesday, approving a pair of bills passed during last week's special legislative session.

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  Not content with new tax hike, Md. tobacco foe wants more

  Maryland health advocates are celebrating an upcoming tax increase on cigars and smokeless tobacco, but they aren't stopping there.

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  IN OTHER WORDS: Va.'s Marshall says gay nominee not MLK

  Virginia state Delegate Robert G. Marshall surely knew he wouldn't exactly get a friendly reception when he appeared on CNN on Thursday in the wake of the Virginia House of Delegates' Tuesday vote against the nomination of Richmond's chief deputy prosecutor Tracy-Thorne Begland, who is gay, for a judgeship in the city.

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  Court approves same-sex divorce in Md.

  The question of whether Maryland will allow same-sex marriages to be performed is still up in the air, but the state can grant same-sex divorces.

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  Will Maryland do another tax hike in 2013?

  After voting this week to raise income tax rates on the state's highest earners, Maryland lawmakers aren't ruling out more tax increases next year.

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  Maryland Assembly OKs $260M tax hike, teacher pension shift

  The Maryland General Assembly passed a $260 million tax increase Wednesday as it adjourned from a three-day special session that ended with Gov. Martin O'Malley saying he will bring lawmakers back for another session this summer.

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  Maryland Senate approves raising income taxes

  The Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to income tax increases that Democrats say will prevent more than $400 million in spending reductions and reduce the future gap between the state's revenues and expenses.

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  HOGAN: O'Malley's 'Ark of the Tax Coffer'

  One of the rituals of summer is the arrival of big-budget blockbuster films to your local neighborhood multiplex. Sequels are a huge source of revenue for Hollywood. Unfortunately, they are a big moneymaker for Maryland's ruling political establishment in Annapolis as well.

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  Md. special session hit as political theater

  After discussing and debating the state's finances behind closed doors for the past month, the Maryland General Assembly will convene Monday to start debating a revenue package during a special session.

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  O'Malley proposes work group to study gambling in Maryland

  Maryland officials are forming a work group to study the potential effects of expanded gambling on the state in advance of a possible July special session.

• Consultant guilty of conspiracy in robocalls case

  A Republican campaign consultant was convicted Friday of conspiracy for 2010 robocalls that prosecutors said were aimed at keeping black voters from the polls during Maryland's gubernatorial election.

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  Maryland leaders reach agreement on income tax hikes

  State leaders announced Wednesday morning that they have reached an agreement on a set of revenue increases to pursue during next week's special session.

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  O'Malley, Maryland legislators to detail tax, revenue plan

  Gov. Martin O'Malley and House and Senate leaders will likely reveal details Wednesday of a revenue package to be considered during next week's special legislative session.

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