Day: April 6, 2010

Insurance companies oppose expanding required auto coverage

By Andy Rosen Andy@MarylandReporter.com Auto insurance companies might be expected to get behind legislation that would boost the minimum amount of coverage that drivers must buy to keep their vehicles on the road. On its face, the proposal now being debated in the...

Private school aid tax credit in trouble in House committee

By Erich Wagner Erich@MarylandReporter.com The House Ways and Means Committee may prove again to be a stumbling block for passage of a bill rewarding companies for contributing to scholarship programs at private schools. The Building Opportunities for All Students and...

Open government bills languish in committees

By Erich Wagner Erich@MarylandReporter.com The push for greater transparency in General Assembly activity that lit up the early days of this year's session has fallen into the shadows. Bills mandating more openness have not even gotten a vote in House and Senate rules...

House wants to keep bond bill earmarks

By Andy Rosen Andy@MarylandReporter.com The House wants to keep the legislative earmarks in local bond bills that the Senate is threatening to cut for the next two years, setting up another budget showdown between the chambers. Delegates could finish work on their...

VIDEO: Disability advocates demonstrate for tax hike

A small group of people with developmental disabilities demonstrated in the State House lobby Monday night, chanting “10 cents makes sense.” The group was frustrated with failure to pass a major hike in the alcohol tax to help pay for services for the disabled....

State Roundup April 6, 2010

BUDGET: While the House and Senate have found common ground on a number of “big ticket items” in the state’s budget, there are still tough decisions that need to be agreed on, including teachers’ pensions and legislative scholarship programs. WBAL-TV reporter David...

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