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Gov. Martin O’Malley unveiled his fiscal 2013 budget proposal in an hour-long press conference complete with a three-page news release and 38 PowerPoint slides that left members of the media swimming...
View ArticlePoll: Most Marylanders oppose gas tax hike
More than three-quarters of Marylanders oppose proposals to raise the state’s gasoline tax, according to a study released Wednesday. Some 76 percent of voters oppose raising the tax by 10 cents,...
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Coin show threatens to leave Baltimore over O’Malley budget
The general manager of three annual coin shows in Baltimore threatened to move the events to another state following a proposal by Gov. Martin O’Malley to eliminate a tax break for sales of precious...
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O’Malley meets with his tweeps
Gov. Martin O’Malley held his first “Tweetup” Monday morning, fielding a handful of questions from 16 Twitter followers who met in person to discuss issues in the state. “We have an opportunity in...
View ArticleMillionaire’s tax, combined reporting back again
Two proposals that consistently rankle business interests big and small in Annapolis resurfaced Wednesday for their annual appearance in the State House. They are, of course, the millionaire’s tax and...
View ArticleSenate moves to exempt Maryland family farms from estate tax
A bipartisan group of Senate leaders is backing legislation that would exempt family farms from Maryland’s estate tax. “When someone who owns a farm passes, so often the farm is lost to congestion, to...
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O’Malley highlights transportation projects
Gov. Martin O’Malley outlined his transportation funding initiative Monday, and Tuesday he began tying his proposal to specific road, bridge and transit projects around the state. Throughout the day,...
View ArticleMaryland health care exchange could see 360k customers in year two
Some 180,000 people could buy health insurance through a state-run exchange in 2014 and that figure could double the following year, Maryland health officials told a Senate committee Thursday. Gov....
View ArticleThe Eye on Annapolis Podcast
The State of the State address is behind us as we enter the fourth full week of the 2012 legislative session. Lawmakers are already tackling the same-sex marriage issue and are waiting to see Gov....
View ArticleTax credit evaluation bill returns to General Assembly
An effort to shed more light on a small slice of the billions of dollars in tax breaks that Maryland doles out every year is back, revived by a pair of Montgomery County lawmakers. Sen. Richard S....
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