VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says it reported the death of an adult from the Baltimore area to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. The death occurred within the last week. Before that, the state hadn’t seen a swine flu death since February. On Thursday, the […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) said Wednesday that effective immediately, and until challenged in court, the state recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere and that Maryland agencies should begin affording out-of-state gay couples all the rights they have been awarded in other places. “State agencies in Maryland will recognize out-of-state […]