Former state GOP chief Jim Pelura is behind Republican Brian Murphy, who said he’s running because he thinks Bob Ehrlich can’t win and isn’t friendly enough to business.
Former state GOP chief Jim Pelura is behind Republican Brian Murphy, who said he’s running because he thinks Bob Ehrlich can’t win and isn’t friendly enough to business.
By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com House and Senate negotiators could at least agree to eat pizza Tuesday night as they continued to hash out about $100 million in differences in their separate versions of the governor’s $32 billion budget. They left their key...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
On April 12, 2010, the last day of the Maryland General Assembly, Gov. Martin O'Malley sits down with reporters to answer questions about taxes, budget cuts and the future of the state's finances.
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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