O'Malley, who seemed surprised by a sixth-grade student's question, said school systems don't always do a good job when it comes to public transparency and said lawmakers might need to see if there is a legislative remedy.

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Not everyone is buying into the arguments for why the General Assembly should legalize marijuana in 2014.

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How will the debate on increasing the minimum wage play out in Annapolis?

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The cost of implementing changes required by a September Court of Appeals ruling requiring public defenders at all judicial hearings, including those involving bail, could top $500 million over 10 years according to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy.

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Marc Steiner takes a look at the issue in a podcast that is part of his lead-up to his 11th annual Annapolis Summit show on Jan. 8. The radio host speaks with Dels. Mary Washington and Andrew Serafini about the minimum wage issue.

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Leave it to an economist to sum up how Maryland's stormwater management fee works.

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