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Maryland begins 2012 legislative with big money issues on the table
Maryland’s lawmakers are back in Annapolis on Wednesday for the 430th legislative session. The General Assembly faces a host of major fiscal issues, including a $1.1 billion budget deficit and a […]
Maryland Democrats channel Beyoncé
Maryland’s Democratic congressional delegation sounded many of the same themes at the party’s annual pre-General Assembly session pep rally. They spoke of investments in the future, the state’s strength in […]
Miller, Busch consider different approaches for transportation
Maryland’s top legislative leaders agree the state needs to spend more on transportation projects but they’re not willing to go along with the proposed 15-cent gasoline tax hike over three […]
Newsmakers: General Assembly leaders Miller and Busch
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch sat down with State House reporter Nick Sohr to talk about the big issues facing the General Assembly this session. Topics discussed are the state budget, transportation, same-sex marriage and a wind energy bill.
Md. House speaker Busch to become longest-serving
ANNAPOLIS — On Wednesday, House Speaker Michael Busch will become the longest-serving speaker in Maryland history. The Annapolis resident is the 106th speaker, and the eighth from Anne Arundel County. […]
Presiding officers give Maryland legislative forecast
CAMBRIDGE — As a challenging legislative session looms in Maryland, Democratic and Republican leaders appealed to local officials Friday to be part of the process, while comments from leaders in […]
New legislative map targeting Republicans
ANNAPOLIS — The two top Democrats in the General Assembly are pretty happy with the legislative district maps they helped draw, safely slicing the pie to protect their supermajorities. Republicans, […]
Del. Alston to face biweekly financial, timekeeping reviews
Del. Tiffany Alston is racking up the grand jury indictments and, come the 2012 General Assembly session, she’ll be operating under added scrutiny. “While it is important to remember that […]
Maryland looks to capital budget to spur jobs
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are discussing ways to spur job growth by accelerating borrowing in the state’s capital budget in upcoming years to invest in infrastructure. Lawmakers on a state […]
Miller, Busch see difficulty in raising gas tax
CAMBRIDGE — Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and Speaker of the House of Delegates Michael Busch say that while they support spending more on transportation infrastructure to create jobs, […]
Bechtel gets $9.5M to keep 1,250 employees in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland will pay Bechtel Corp. $9.5 million to keep most of the company’s Frederick County operations and employees from moving to Northern Virginia. “We find ourselves in pretty […]
Redistricting special session begins
ANNAPOLIS — A special session on congressional redistricting in Maryland is getting started. Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, is holding a news conference Monday morning to discuss the session, along […]
