Two hundred sixteen (216) candidates for the Maryland General Assembly have signed a pledge to raise cigarette taxes next year by $1 a pack, disappointing a coalition of business groups that had asked candidates not to sign the promise.
Day: May 28, 2014
State Roundup, May 28, 2014
Gov. O’Malley orders creation of commission to improve pre-trial system; study finds Maryland’s women are less worse-off than counterparts in other states; Hagerstown-area business leaders concerned over state’s business climate; Frederick County mother joins national effort for medical marijuana; in fundraising, Frosh leads in attorney general race and Brown pulls in the big bucks for governor; meanwhile, there are other Democratic candidates for governor; Gansler and Mizeur debate without Brown around; U.S. Rep. Ruppersberger decides to back Brown; and Leggett, Young lead in fundraising in their respective county exec races.
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