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Poll: Most Marylanders oppose gas tax hike
More than three-quarters of Marylanders oppose proposals to raise the state’s gasoline tax, according to a study released Wednesday. Some 76 percent of voters oppose raising the tax by 10 […]
Wait, what’s that number?
Gov. Martin O’Malley unveiled his fiscal 2013 budget proposal in an hour-long press conference complete with a three-page news release and 38 PowerPoint slides that left members of the media […]
Maryland top earners would pay more under O’Malley budget
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley called for higher taxes Wednesday on Maryland‘s top earners, new Internet-based revenues, and for counties to shoulder a share of teacher pension costs to support […]
Authority over Maryland tolls debated
ANNAPOLIS — Still bristling over recent toll hikes, a group of state lawmakers are calling for the General Assembly to reclaim the power to set tolls on Maryland tunnels, bridges […]
Maryland could tighten high-income tax exemptions
House Speaker Michael E. Busch said Tuesday he did not see “a whole lot of proposals to increase taxes” in the Gov. Martin O’Malley’s upcoming budget proposal. “We talked about […]
Miller likes O’Malley’s approach to Maryland transportation funding
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said Tuesday he thinks Gov. Martin O’Malley’s yet-to-be-revealed transportation proposal would raise enough money to spend on roads, bridges and other transportation projects. […]
The Eye on Annapolis Podcast
Welcome to Week 2 of the Eye on Annapolis Podcast where we look back at the week that was and preview the week that will be in the State House. […]
Rocky Gap debt by the numbers
Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort, the state-owned hotel, conference center and golf course property in Western Maryland, is $66 million in the hole and that debt has played a […]
Maryland lawmakers support health care overhaul in Supreme Court fight
More than two dozen Maryland legislators have signed on to an amicus brief supporting the Affordable Care Act as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on President Obama’s signature […]
Maryland rejects Landow-led casino bid for Rocky Gap
ANNAPOLIS – The state Friday afternoon rejected a bid led by former Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Nathan Landow to build a casino at the Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort. […]
Selection of Rocky Gap casino developer delayed
ANNAPOLIS — Delays in background investigations of would-be casino developers in Western Maryland will push back the state’s decision on a pair of applications to build a slots parlor at […]
Maryland Senate panel tackles ethics reform
As Maryland lawmakers consider sanctions against one of their own, a new committee of seven senators will be searching for ways to make the state’s ethics laws more open and […]
