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Maryland House votes to give pit bull owners a break
Andy Brownfield
Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- The Maryland House of Delegates bit back Monday in a feud between the General Assembly's two chambers over a bill to hold dog owners more responsible when their animals bite, killing a Senate provision that would have made it harder for owners to defend themselves in court. The...
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Gun battle finally reaches Maryland House
Andy Brownfield
Updated: Sat, Mar 30, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- The Maryland House of Delegates could take up Gov. Martin O'Malley's gun control package as soon as Monday, but the bill is expected to have a much tougher time in that chamber than it did in the Senate. The House Judiciary and Health and Government Operations committees jointly...
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Maryland lawmakers consider public-private partnerships
Andy Brownfield
Published: Thu, Mar 28, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- A Maryland Senate panel moved forward with a measure to allow public-private partnerships, which give private companies power over roads, schools and public transit in exchange for less upfront taxpayer investment. The measure specifies when and how private companies could partner...
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Maryland Senate panel moves gas tax bill to full vote
Andy Brownfield
Published: Thu, Mar 28, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- A Maryland Senate committee passed legislation that would raise the tax on gasoline for the state's roads and transit projects. The panel voted 9-4 to send the bill to the full Senate, where it could be passed next week. Before the vote, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee...
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Ravens to visit Annapolis
Andy Brownfield
Published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- The Baltimore Ravens are planning to visit lawmakers in Annapolis on Thursday, and they're bringing the Lombardi Trophy. House Speaker Mike Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. told their respective chambers on Wednesday that the Super Bowl champions would be...
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Maryland Senate passes health care implementation bill
Andy Brownfield
Published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- The Maryland Senate passed a bill Wednesday to further the implementation of President Obama's federal health care overhaul. The measure, passed 35-11, expands Medicaid eligibility and provides funding for the Maryland health exchange, among other changes. Maryland is at the...
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Miller: Maryland gas tax could pass this week
Andy Brownfield
Published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- The leader of Maryland's Senate told reporters Wednesday that he expects a bill that would provide much-needed revenue for transportation projects to pass his chamber as early as this week. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., D-Prince George's and Calvert counties, said...
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Maryland residents face $2.3 billion in new taxes under Gov. Martin O'Malley
Andy Brownfield
Published: Tue, Mar 26, 2013
ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland residents face a 4-cent increase in a gallon of gasoline come July, the latest in a succession of 32 new and increased taxes and fees that Gov. Martin O'Malley has imposed since he took office in 2007. The most recent of the $2.3 billion in higher taxes came last year,...
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