Maryland became the latest in a series of states struggling with how to regulate electronic cigarettes this past week when a bill aiming to ban them in public places was heard in a House committee.
Day: March 10, 2014
State Roundup, March 10, 2014
U.S. Rep. Harris says a federal inspector general will probe Maryland’s troubled health insurance exchange; House of Delegates OKs minimum wage hike; Senate Budget Committee seeks to fill budget hole, saves Chesapeake Bay cleanup fund; House overwhelmingly agrees to cut the estate tax, arriving at the federal level in 2019. Del. Mizeur speaks out against the cut; House panel to take up issue of banning Holocaust-connected business from doing business with the state; state’s top court stands firm on decision to give defendants attorney at initial bail review; distracted drivers, pit bull liability and pot decriminalization get votes; legislation would afford more protection for health professionals who apologize for care; and Democratic gubernatorial candidates address education issues in Baltimore City.
Extra pension payments cut by Senate committee to balance budget
The Senate Budget Committee voted Friday to take $500 million over the next five years from extra payments into the state pension system to balance the budget this year and for the next four.
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