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Rosapape supports marriage equality

Maryland state senator Jim Rosapepe (College Park, Laurel) has declared his support for the same-sex marriage bill in the Maryland legislature, giving it the final vote it needs for passage. (Baltimore Sun)  

Protestors visit Boehner

Voting rights protesters woke up John Boehner at his Capitol Hill basement apartment. A DC worker picked up trash despite Boehner’s efforts to gut DC’s budget. Then he took an SUV for the short chauffered ride to the Capitol. (DCist)  

Drinking? Sarles doesn’t want you

WMATA CEO Richard Sarles says riders “should not be drunk.” DCist says this “not only comes off as incredibly preachy, but … downright ignorant of how the Metro system helps a large number of people get home safely.”  

Ticer retiring

Virginia state senator Patsy Ticer (Alexandria) is retiring. The Va. Bicycling Federation calls her “a real friend of the bicyclists and … conservation.” (Examiner)  

Evans pushes smoking

Days before aide Jeff Coudriet died of cancer, Jack Evans introduced a bill to let hotels hold cigar-smoking events once a year in exchange for a $2,500 fee. Bob Summersgill calls it “no way to honor Jeff.” (GLAA Forum via DeBonis)  

Iraq wants compensation for security walls

Sorry, Baghdad. The government builds giant ugly walls here, too, and doesn’t compensate us at all. (Post)  

PAYD bill becomes PAYD anti-disclosure bill

A Washington State Senate committee has transformed a bill that would require insurance companies to offer a pay-as-you-drive plan as an option into one exempting those that do from public disclosure. (PublicCola via Streetsblog)