Politics & Government
O'Malley Defends Health Exchange on CNN, 200 Guns Wrongly Sold and Live Streaming Senate Committees: MD Political Roundup
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Capital Gazette: Gov. Martin O’Malley defended the troubled roll out of the state’s health care exchange on CNN. He defended the issues with Maryland Health Connection saying that establishing the website was a “complex IT challenge.”
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Baltimore Sun: During a surge in gun purchases that overwhelmed Maryland's background check system last year after the state passed stricter gun laws, 200 residents banned from owning firearms were able to buy guns.
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The Daily Record: The state Senate could vote on rule changes that would allow for online streaming of voting sessions in standing committees.
(Hagerstown) Herald-Mail: Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington County, will introduce legislation cutting the state's personal and corporate income tax as well as eliminating the state's estate tax.
St. Mary's Democrat has "Had Enough"
Maryland Reporter: Del. Johnny Wood, a seven term Democrat from St. Mary's County, told fellow legislators that he has "had enough" and that he will not seek re-election.
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