With the U.S. Farm Bill of 2008 about to expire Sept. 30, advocates from Maryland and across the nation are pressuring Congress to quickly pass the 2012 bill that would end the subsidies for big corporate farms before Congress breaks for the election. But Maryland lawmakers are not hopeful it will make that deadline. Both the Senate and the House bills spell the end for Direct Payment subsidies in favor of crop insurance programs. The gridlock stems from disagreement over cuts to the food stamp program.
Day: September 12, 2012
State Roundup, September 12, 2012
Florida elections officials are seeking an investigation into former congressional candidate Wendy Rosen and Rosen’s primary opponent John LaFerla is ready to step into the breech as a write-in candidate; Maryland is doing little to collect millions of dollars in unpaid tolls as scofflaws breeze through the lanes; gay marriage and gambling proponents and opponents are revving toward November; looking to next session, lawmakers hope to close a loophole in sex-offense laws; and first lady Michelle Obama’s visit is set.
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