Friday, April 16, 2010
Budget, Cell Phone Ban, Sex Offenders Dominate Final Days of Legislative Session
Apr. 15, 2010
by Capital News Service Reporters
ANNAPOLIS – Budget woes, sex offenders, same-sex marriage, cell-phone use while driving, and medical marijuana were just some of the issues that dominated the General Assembly's legislative session, which drew to a close late Monday night.
Debate over these issues will likely carry on into this fall's elections, including the rematch between incumbent Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich. O'Malley unseated Ehrlich in 2006.
O'Malley praised what he called the "collegial and cooperative tone" of the session at a bill-signing Tuesday.
"[It's] a tribute to the leadership in the House and the leadership in the Senate to bring people together and move our state forward in difficult times," O'Malley said.
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