Martin Omalley

Why Did O'Malley Cross the Road? Because Big Chicken Told Him To

Scott Edwards | Posted 05.16.2012

Scott Edwards

Gov. O'Malley's closeness to Perdue was evidenced in 70 pages of emails acquired under a freedom of information request -- but subsequent disclosures indicate that the relationship may be even more tangled than was originally thought.

Why "Martin O'Malley" and "2016" Always Appear in the Same Sentence

Death Race | Posted 05.10.2012

Death Race

It is difficult to determine where the "2016 moniker" came from, but those titles can be self-justifying -- reporters put them into stories to make their subjects seem more newsworthy, especially when the politician won't flatly deny it.

Kentucky Derby 2012: Betting on Candidates the Way You'd Bet on a Horse

Howard Fineman | Posted 05.05.2012

Howard Fineman

The crowds here don't "look like America." This is a whiter, older, more Anglo and more Southern scene. This makes it a magnet for politicians, not so much for the old reason, publicity, as for the proximity of money.

Mormons Working To Overturn Maryland Gay Marriage Bill

Posted 04.12.2012

WASHINGTON -- Mormons are gathering signatures to bring a referendum on Maryland's marriage equality law to the ballot in November, as the state's pro...

Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill On Child Identity Theft

AP | BRIAN WITTE | Posted 04.12.2012

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- As more and more children are having their credit ratings damaged by identity theft before they think of borrowing a dime, Maryland ...

Dave Jamieson

Bill Passed Banning Employers From Asking For Facebook, Twitter Passwords

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.20.2012

WASHINGTON -- In a victory for privacy hawks and worker advocates, Maryland legislators passed a bill Wednesday that would ban employers from asking j...

Bartlett, Delaney Win In MD-6

Posted 04.03.2012

WASHINGTON -- Maryland's contentious primary battle in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District ended Tuesday night with 10-term Rep. Roscoe Bartl...

Maryland's 6th District Fight Is One To Watch

Posted 04.03.2012

WASHINGTON -- Of all the races in Maryland to watch, the contentious primary battle in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District is the one to watc...

Maryland Gay Marriage Law Faces Repeal Fight

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.29.2012

When Maryland legalized same-sex marriage earlier this year, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) praised his state as a leader on the issue. "I think we all have...

Matt Sledge

Governor's Contributions May Be From Firm Tied To Federal Probe

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.15.2012

Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio & Associates, an accounting firm whose chairman and CEO is at the center of a campaign corruption probe in D.C. may have excee...

Something To Celebrate: 15 Of The Best LGBT Moments Of The Week

Posted 03.03.2012

Each weekend we bring you a round up of either the worst LGBT moments of the previous week in our "Know Thine Enemy" feature, or, as we're doing today...

Maryland Gay Marriage Legislation Signed Into Law By Governor Martin O'Malley

Posted 03.01.2012

By SARAH BREITENBACH Associated Press BELTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — With Maryland legalizing gay marriage, some conservative opponents and religious le...

Will Black Churches Decide Whether Gay Marriage Passes In Maryland?

AP | SARAH BREITENBACH | Posted 05.01.2012

BELTSVILLE, Md. — Maryland's governor signed into law Thursday a bill to legalize gay marriage, although opponents vowed to rally voters to reve...

Sam Stein

Democratic Governors Warn Obama Campaign To Avoid Focusing On Social Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.28.2012

WASHINGTON -- Some of the nation's top Democratic governors are urging party leadership to avoid getting consumed by social issues, even as focusing o...

Democrats Face Difficult Contests In Key 2012 Races

AP | By BETH FOUHY | Posted 02.27.2012

WASHINGTON -- Democrats are playing defense in governors' races in 2012, protecting eight seats – some in conservative states like North Carolin...

Dem Governor: 'Scott Walker's Already Lost' Recall Battle

National Journal | By Sean Sullivan | Posted 02.26.2012

Regardless of the outcome of the all-but-certain recall election Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is facing this year, Democratic Governors Asso...

Jason Linkins

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.27.2012

Rest up for the fourteen hours of Oscar coverage you will probably endure as you count down the inevitable crowning of The Artist as Best Picture. I think that's what's happening, right? Or is there still time for Harvey Weinstein's Super PAC to run attack ads against it?

Maryland On The Brink Of Legalizing Gay Marriage

AP | SARAH BREITENBACH | Posted 04.24.2012

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gay marriage is all but legalized in Maryland after the legislature gave its final OK Thursday to the law that's being sent to ...

Gay Marriage Debate Continues In Key State

Posted 02.23.2012

By Alice Popovici ANNAPOLIS, Maryland--Debate resumes on Thursday in the Maryland Senate on a bill that could make the state the eighth in the ...

Michelangelo Signorile

Martin O'Malley, Maryland Governor, Sounds Off On Marriage Equality, Obama, Chris Christie

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 02.23.2012

On the eve of a historic vote in the Maryland Senate on a marriage equality bill, Governor Martin O’Malley appeared confident that the bill, which p...

Gay Marriage Moves Forward

Posted 02.21.2012

By Alice Popovici ANNAPOLIS, Maryland--A Maryland Senate committee approved a gay marriage bill on Tuesday, sending the issue to the full Senat...

Amanda Terkel

Maryland House Of Delegates Passes Marriage Equality Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.18.2012

WASHINGTON -- The Maryland General Assembly approved legislation legalizing marriage equality on Friday, with Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) calling it a vo...

Amanda Terkel

Dick Cheney Reportedly Part Of Lobbying Effort For Marriage Equality

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.17.2012

WASHINGTON -- Dick Cheney is part of a lobbying campaign to convince at least one Maryland state lawmaker to back marriage equality, the Baltimore Sun...

Gay Marriage Advancing In Key State

Posted 02.15.2012

By Ian Simpson A joint panel of the Maryland legislature approved on Valentines's Day a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, adding to national ...

Maryland Religious Leaders Support Offshore Wind

AP | Posted 02.13.2012

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Religious leaders in Prince George's County are calling on Maryland lawmakers to support offshore wind power development. A group o...