$1.1B deficit, gas tax, gambling to dominate General Assembly 

Posted: 5:51 pm Thu, January 5, 2012
By Nicholas Sohr
Daily Record Business Writer

With many long-simmering issues likely to come to a boil this year, lawmakers face a legislative session that will be dominated by Maryland’s lingering fiscal woes and an agenda full of unfinished business from years past. The budget deficit stands at $1.1 billion, the governor and powerful legislators are advocating for an increase to the state’s ...