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Gambling lobbyists top Md. list for spending
ANNAPOLIS — Gambling interests are high up on a list for spending on lobbyists in Maryland this year. The State Ethics Commission has released a list of employers who spent […]
More on lobbyists’ earnings
With about $21.4 million earned by Maryland‘s top legislative lobbyists, there’s quite a bit that I couldn’t fit into a story about those earnings in Thursday’s paper. According to records […]
Week in review – 6/29/12: Rally protests for Superblock jobs
Rally protests for Superblock jobs A group of about 100 protestors gathered at the offices of the Baltimore Development Corp. at Charles Center this week to demand local hiring in […]
Eye Opener: Lobbyists see earnings increase
Plenty of money changed hands in Annapolis this legislative session, as top lobbyists earned more than $21 million from Nov. 1 to April 30. Much of that lobbying money was […]
Gambling debate helps lobbyists hit jackpot
ANNAPOLIS — This year’s high-stakes gambling debate contributed to a big payday for top General Assembly lobbyists, who saw their earnings for the six-month period that includes the 2012 legislative […]
Editorial: Going after tax giveaways
Buried beneath a pile of tax increases and spending cuts in Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed budget that are already attracting lightning bolts from all sides is a small but important […]
Law blog roundup
Welcome to the final law blog roundup of 2011, featuring — as always — a compilation of items geared toward lawyers and judges but which others might also find interesting. […]
Currie’s lawyer gives closings in bribery case
The lawyer for State Sen. Ulysses Currie, accused of conspiring to accept bribes, says too many people knew about his activities for it to be a case of bribery. Joseph Evans, […]
Top 5: ‘Hanging on to what you’ve got is harder’
Solar energy company SunEdison announced it will be moving its headquarters to California, and speaking fees for pharmaceutical companies are going down. Those stories and more in this week’s business […]
Maryland’s top lobbyists got $15.5M during 2011 session
Maryland’s biggest businesses, interest groups and labor unions increased spending on lobbyists to $15.5 million during the 2011 General Assembly session, according to the State Ethics Commission. That was a […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Tax liquor, not gasoline
Some in the General Assembly are attempting to pass a bill that would increase the tax on a gallon of gasoline by 10 cents. Although this comes at a time […]
