As the year comes to a close, we wanted to share a few of our favorite photos from 2012. December 8, 2012: The O’Malleys with service members at their holiday open house November 12, 2012: The Governor chats with UMUC students stationed in Afghanistan November 6, 2012: Maryland becomes the first state ever to defend Read the Rest…
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Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on the Civil Marriage Protection Act, November 6th, 2012
BALTIMORE, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today released the following statement on the Civil Marriage Protection Act: “Over these past few weeks, Marylanders joined together to affirm that for a free and diverse people of many faiths – a people committed to religious freedom – the way forward is always found through greater respect for Read the Rest…
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on Court of Appeals Opinion Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages Performed in Other States, May 18th, 2012
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the unanimous decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals that valid, out-of-state same-sex marriages must be recognized in Maryland: “Today’s unanimous decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals confirms that the policy of recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages that we have implemented in the Read the Rest…
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on President Obama’s Announcement Regarding Marriage Equality, May 9th, 2012
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today issued this statement following President Obama’s announcement of support for marriage equality: “Today, President Obama affirmed that for a people of many different faiths — a people who are committed to the principle of religious freedom — the way forward is always to be found through greater respect Read the Rest…
Watch the bill signings live, April 5th, 2012
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications For the past three months, the State House has been a buzz with legislators, staff members, activists and countless school children all advocating for bills and budget items. There have been rallies, hearings and so far, we’ve had one very historic bill signing. (In case you missed it, watch Read the Rest…
Governor O’Malley, Senate President Miller and Speaker Busch Sign the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012, March 1st, 2012
Maryland becomes eighth state in the nation to legalize same-sex civil marriage
ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 1, 2012) – Governor Martin O’Malley today, joined by Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. and House Speaker Michael E. Busch, signed the Civil Marriage Read the Rest...
Marriage Equality Bill Signing, March 1st, 2012
Lt. Governor Brown, Speaker Busch, President Miller, Men and Women of the General Assembly, Members of the Clergy, Fellow Marylanders: For a free and diverse people,… for a people of many faiths,… for a people committed to the principle of religious freedom,… the way forward is always to be found through greater respect for the Read the Rest…
We had to share, February 29th, 2012
By Zoe Pagonis, Communications and New Media Manager As the Governor’s New Media Manager, I read almost every comment that comes into our office. I have a first-hand look into what people want to know, how they are reacting to different topics and what’s going on around Maryland. These last few weeks have been a Read the Rest…
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on the Passage of the Civil Marriage Protection Act in the Senate, February 23rd, 2012
ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 23, 2012) – Governor Martin O’Malley today released the following statement after the Senate passed the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012:
“I’d like to thank Senate President Miller for his leadership and our legislators in the Senate for their hard work and Read the Rest...
Governor Martin O’Malley Releases Statement on Passage of the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 in the House of Delegates, February 17th, 2012
ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 17, 2012) – Governor Martin O’Malley today released the following statement after the House of Delegates passed the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012:
“Today, the House of Delegates voted for human dignity. Speaker Busch and his fellow Delegates deserve a lot of Read the Rest...
