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House poised to approve income tax increase
After beating back a series of challenges in the House of Delegates, lawmakers are poised to give final approval Wednesday to a plan to raise the state income tax to fund schools, police and Medicaid.
The legislation, introduced Monday by Gov. Martin O'...Tags: Teachers, State Income Tax, Baltimore County, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Executive Branch
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Senate passes tax increase, pension shift
The Maryland Senate passed an income tax increase and a shift of some of the cost of teacher pensions to the counties Tuesday, averting more than $500 million in so-called Doomsday budget cuts that otherwise would have taken effect July 1. On the...Tags: Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Budgets and Budgeting
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Walter M. Baker, state senator
Former state Sen. Walter M. Baker, who had served in the legislature representing the upper Eastern Shore for more than two decades and also had been a Cecil County attorney, died Tuesday of complications from diabetes at Christiana Hospital in Delaware....Tags: Lawyers, Maryland State Police, Elkton, College Sports, Port Deposit
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What now? Legislative leaders decry budget cuts, say special session is needed
Democratic lawmakers limped out of Annapolis Tuesday having enacted a "doomsday" budget that slashes spending for education and other services they do not want to cut — and with no clear plan on how to fix a political mess of their own making....Tags: Andres Alonso, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Law Enforcement
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Bill banning smoking with child in car faces fight
Republican senators sent strong signals Tuesday that they intend to put up a fight over a bill that would ban smoking in a vehicle occupied by a child under 8 -- a proposal some GOP lawmakers see as an intrusion into people's private space. The...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Robert A. Zirkin, Jennie M Forehand, Edward R. Reilly
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Assembly approves stormwater pollution mandate
In a move aimed at helping Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, the General Assembly adopted a bill late last night mandating that Maryland's largest localities, including Baltimore city and its suburbs, levy fees on their residents to pay for...Tags: Water Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Local Government
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Assembly fails to pass tax bill, adopts 'Doomsday' budget
The Maryland General Assembly's regular 90-day session ended in disarray Monday at midnight as legislators failed to approve an income tax measure to which their leaders had agreed.
The lack of action meant that a so-called "doomsday" budget —...Tags: State Income Tax, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Taxation, Same-Sex Marriage
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Democrats, Republicans agree to push package of bills in Annapolis
A bipartisan group of senators put aside the battling that often prevails in Annapolis to announce Thursday a common agenda of bills that Democrats and Republicans can rally around. The bills would preserve scholarships for veterans, protect children...Tags: Harford County, Frederick County (Maryland), Social Sciences, Culture, Calvert County
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Maryland Senate passes gay marriage bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill to legalize same-sex marriage quickly won approval in the Maryland Senate Thursday night. The measure now needs the governor's signature.
Cheers erupted in the Senate chambers after the 25-22 vote was read out loud and the...Tags: Minority Groups, Baltimore County, Executive Branch, Annapolis, Referenda
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O'Malley growth control program PlanMaryland takes effect
Gov. Martin O'Malley's PlanMaryland, which has become the subject of bitter opposition in parts of rural Maryland, is now official state policy for managing growth. At a ceremony that included two of his Democratic predecessors, O'Malley formally...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, U.S. Senate
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Foes, supporters clash over Plan Maryland
To its supporters, Gov. Martin O'Malley's Plan Maryland is a long-overdue effort to bring Maryland's disparate programs to promote Smart Growth under one consolidated plan with an agreed-upon set of rules. To its detractors, the plan is a naked power grab...Tags: Lawyers, Frederick County (Maryland), Regional Authority, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Thomas V. Mike Miller
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O'Malley makes his case for 'investments' in Maryland
Gov. Martin O'Malley used his State of the State address Wednesday to make his case for his most ambitious legislative agenda since taking office.
Now comes the hard job of selling it.
In an upbeat, 33-minute speech to both chambers of the General...Tags: Energy Saving, State Income Tax, Harford County, Minority Groups, Regional Authority
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