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Garagiola points to Annapolis experience as he runs for Congress
Two years ago, state Sen. Rob Garagiola took up a bill that just about everyone else in Annapolis considered a lost cause. The proposal, to require large retailers to offer employees 15-minute shift breaks every four hours, had languished for years under...
Tags: Government, George Washington University, Same-Sex Marriage, Primaries, Politics
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House panel approves offshore wind farm bill
A key part of Gov. Martin O'Malley's environmental agenda cleared an important hurdle Monday as his bill seeking to foster development of an offshore wind farm near Ocean City won approval from a House committee. The Economic Matters Committee voted 13-9...Tags: Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Conservation, Solar Energy
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Senate defeats bill allowing gas utility surcharge
A bill that would have let gas utilities seek a surchage of up to $2 a month on customers' bill was shot down -- for a second time -- Wednesday by a bipartisan coalition of senators who contended the measure would let monopolies charge ratepayers up...Tags: Annapolis, Parties and Movements, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party
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Offshore wind bill clears test votes
Gov.Martin O'Malley's stripped-down bill to promote the development of an offshore wind energy industry off the Maryland coast cleared several test votes in the House of Delegates Thursday and appears poised for final passage in that chamber as soon as...Tags: Ocean City, Politics, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Wind Power
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Md. House passes offshore wind bill
The Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-47 on Friday for a scaled-back measure to help develop offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City in as soon as five years. Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley is backing the legislation again this year after...Tags: Government, Petroleum Industry, Maryland General Assembly, Politics, NAACP
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Wind bill potentially more costly than reported
Have any of your reporters or editorial writers actually read the offshore wind bill ("A better wind bill," April 2)? I don't think so, or perhaps they simply don't understand it. Every article or opinion piece I've read, whether in support or opposed,...Tags: Government, Politics, Environmental Issues, Weather Reports, Executive Branch
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Major issues still on table as General Assembly hits home stretch
ANNAPOLIS - Legislation on the budget, a teacher pension shift, casino gambling, wind farming and transportation infrastructure funding all were in limbo Friday, as the General Assembly prepared to wrap up for 2012. With the legislative session set to...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Personal Income
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Special Session Likely As Lawmakers Battle with Oil Tax Reform
Channel 2 NewsA special session appears more and more likely to be in the Alaska Legislature's future Friday. The main reason: the marathon attempt to reform the state's complex oil-tax structure. North Slope production continues to decline at a rate of 6 percent a...Tags: Government, Petroleum Industry, Finance, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics
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Flush fee hike, septic limits adopted
The General Assembly gave final approval today to Gov.Martin O'Malley's two Chesapeake Bay priority bills - one doubling the so-called "flush fee" to help pay for bay restoration efforts, and the other limiting development using septic systems. By a vote...Tags: Garrett County, Ocean City, Politics, Elections
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Legislature Passes Handful of Bills With 10 Days Left in Session
Channel 2 NewsThe Legislature has just 10 days left in its session Thursday night, but only eight bills have been passed -- with hundreds more bottled up in finance and rules committees. Some lawmakers have complained that a 90-day session just isn't enough time to do...Tags: Justice System, Petroleum Industry, Finance, Politics, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Offshore wind protesters arrested
A trio of Maryland colleges students were arrested today after sitting down by the State House entrance to protest lawmakers' failure so far to pass legislation boosting offshore wind development. The students, two from St. Mary's College and one from...Tags: Consumers, Politics, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Martin O'Malley
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With offshore wind gone, Assembly pushes energy from manure
With an O'Malley administration bill seeking to boost offshore wind development effectively dead, the General Assembly approved another bill to promote projects that would produce energy from poultry manure and wood. SB237, which would provide incentives...Tags: Ocean City, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Wind Power
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