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Senate panel approves income tax increase
Determined to avoid deep cuts to state spending, a Senate committee voted Thursday to approve an increase of roughly one-quarter of a percent in Maryland's income tax rate and to shift part of the state's teacher pension costs to the counties, though at a...Tags: Dorchester County, Interior Policy, Republican Party, State Income Tax, Teachers
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Senate vote count from 2011 on same-sex marriage
Maryland's Senate voted last year on a same-sex marriage bill, unlike the House which took their first vote Friday. Here's how Senators stood on the issue in 2011. Voting Yea – 25 Sen. James Brochin Sen. Robert Garagiola Sen. Nancy King Sen....Tags: Voting, Same-Sex Marriage
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Legislators to review distribution of marijuana for medical use
The use of medical marijuana in Maryland and how a statewide system could legally provide patient access are once again before the General Assembly, with three bills filed in recent weeks — each proposing a very different system for dispensing and...Tags: Laws, Renal cell carcinoma, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, Multiple Sclerosis
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State lawmakers hope to ride anti-incumbent wave to Congress
Nearly a half-dozen Maryland state lawmakers are hoping to exploit the nation's anti-incumbent mood with campaigns for Congress that focus heavily on Washington's dysfunction. Two Republican state senators, David Brinkley of Frederick County and Nancy...Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Local Elections, Republican Party, C. Anthony Muse, Frank Kratovil
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Bartlett campaign shows signs of life
Despite months of speculation that he would retire, Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett is instead gearing up for a tough re-election campaign that will be among the most closely watched in the nation. Bartlett, the 85-year-old incumbent who is seeking an...Tags: Roscoe G Bartlett, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Primaries, Republican Party, Chuck Norris
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Mooney backs out, supports Bartlett in 6th
The head of the state’s Republican party announced Tuesday he will not run for Congress in Maryland’s competitive 6th congressional district and instead will support the GOP incumbent, Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett.
Alex Mooney said he made his...Tags: Roscoe G Bartlett, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Elections
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O'Malley budget seeks to cap deductions, shift portion teacher pensions to counties
ANNAPOLIS — Gov.Martin O'Malleysaid this proposed capping income tax deductions and rolling back income tax exemptions for Maryland's highest earners as part of his plan to close the $1 billion hole in the state's $14 billion operating budget. O'...Tags: News Media, Carroll County (Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Catonsville
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City prosecutors seek new office space
Baltimore prosecutors might soon be packing up and leaving their cramped digs in the city's 112-year-old courthouse for a newer downtown office building. A plan being pushed by leaders in Baltimore and Annapolis would provide up to $1 million for the...Tags: Prosecution, Maryland Stadium Authority, Lawyers, Safety of Citizens, Justice System
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O'Malley proposes $240 million shift of teacher pension costs to counties
Teachers, local elected officials, affluent Marylanders and health care providers are among those likely to be aggrieved Wednesday when Gov. Martin O'Malley releases his budget for next year. As part of a plan to address Maryland's $1 billion budget...Tags: Ken Ulman, E-Commerce Industry, Interior Policy, Republican Party, Thomas V. Mike Miller
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How much research on marijuana does The Sun want?
This letter is in response to The Sun's editorial on medical marijuana ("Go slow," Jan. 3). Recently, a medical marijuana panel commissioned by the Maryland legislature recommended two divergent proposals. One recommends dispensaries allow doctors to...Tags: Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Sun's position on medical marijuana is misguided and heartless
The Sun's editorial on medical marijuana is misguided at best and heartless at worst ("Md. should go slow on medical marijuana," Jan. 3). It's clear that the reports of the medical marijuana work group were not reviewed carefully, and so the editorial...Tags: Medical Research, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore County
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Two competing plans emerge for medical marijuana in Md.
A state panel charged with making recommendations on medical marijuana presented two divergent plans Friday, failing to find consensus on an issue that will likely be debated during the coming legislative session. The 22-member group, headed by Dr....Tags: Laws, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Medical Specialization
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