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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

State Roundup, February 1, 2012

New same sex marriage bill makes few gains with opponents. Still O’Malley and other supporters face off with opponents during a hearing; Prince George’s estimates teacher pension shift could cost county $34 million in 2013; 6% sales tax on gas would make Maryland No. 5 in highest taxes on gas; O’Malley to deliver State of the State today; other legislation includes bill to allow patrons to bring their own wine into eateries and one to make it more difficult for those charged with child molestation to skip court; and Garagiola beats Bartlett in latest fund-raising round while GOP puts Bartlett on protection list.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"“The best dad I ever had is a woman,” one man said in testifying for the bill,"
How could he know? If you have nothing to compare it to that is just a dumb statement. I also read that with the new gas tax Maryland will be the 5th highest in the country. There is a lot of useful information on this page. Thanks for posting this even though most of it just makes me mad!

Anonymous said...

I've said it again and again. Democrats = tax increases. Always have Always will.