Legislature Completes Work On Flush Tax Increase
Marylanders can likely expect a hike in their annual sewer bills.
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Marylanders can likely expect a hike in their annual sewer bills.
The chairman of a House subcommittee that considers Maryland gambling legislation says it is unclear if a last-minute bill that would expand gambling in the state will get a vote.
Generous contributions from some top Republican leaders helped Maryland 6th District Congressman Roscoe Bartlett win the GOP primary last week.
The Maryland Senate has passed a measure designed to help foster public-private partnerships on big projects like roads and public buildings.
A bill aimed at improving coordination between law enforcement and community groups when a child disappears has passed Maryland's House and Senate.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to appear on radio and television shows as the Maryland General Assembly wraps up its 90-day session.
With time running short, a panel of Maryland lawmakers made progress on Saturday on proposals to raise income taxes for people who make more than $100,000.
Maryland is on its way to becoming the first state to ban an arsenic additive in chicken feed, and a doubling of the state's "flush tax" advanced in the state Senate as lawmakers spent a busy Saturday working on a wide variety of measures.
Table games like blackjack and roulette would be allowed in a new Prince George's County gambling venue and at five casinos currently allowed in Maryland.
The House of Delegates signed off Friday on a measure to limit where residential septic systems can be installed.
Stuck on how to raise income taxes, Maryland lawmakers on Thursday began wrestling with how they will split the cost of teacher pensions with local governments.
Minority business owners want the Maryland legislature to use its final days pass a measure to develop offshore wind energy.
The Maryland House and Senate remain at odds over an income tax hike and a conference committee assigned to iron out the differences is, so far, stuck.
A new tally has narrowed Wendy Rosen's lead over John LaFerla in the Democratic primary in Maryland's 1st Congressional District.
A bill that prevents the use of sperm or eggs for assisted reproduction without prior permission after the donor dies has cleared the General Assembly.
