“So, Nick,” you’re thinking, “why on Earth would I want to work in Annapolis after reading this post?”
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Read More »July 5, 2013 Comments Off on A primer to starting a career in Annapolis
“So, Nick,” you’re thinking, “why on Earth would I want to work in Annapolis after reading this post?”
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Read More »April 9, 2013 Comments Off on O’Malley to sign bills
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley will be signing measures with an eye toward creating jobs. The governor is holding his first bill signing Tuesday morning, hours after the General Assembly adjourned at midnight. O’Malley, a Democrat, is scheduled to sign ...
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Read More »December 31, 2012 Comments Off on Last of 2012 laws go into effect on New Year’s Day
After three sessions of the General Assembly that spanned almost 100 days in 2012, the last of the 797 bills approved by state legislators and made law by Gov. Martin O'Malley this year will go into effect as the fireworks start in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
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Read More »August 9, 2012 Comments Off on Senate limits bills to be considered
If there was any question about how focused the General Assembly special session would be on gambling, the question was answered when the Senate convened Thursday morning. ...
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Read More »August 9, 2012 Comments Off on Senate GOP introduces ‘jobs package’ bills
The Republican leader of the Senate said his caucus will introduce 10 bills intended to improve the business climate in Maryland when members convene for a gambling-focused special session of the General Assembly on Thursday
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Read More »June 7, 2012 Comments Off on Pepco to test Md. program for high demand times
WASHINGTON — Pepco says it plans to test a Maryland program used during times of peak electricity demand, a voluntary program where customers’ air conditioners are briefly turned off. Pepco says it’s planning a test of the “Energy Wise Rewards” ...
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Read More »February 29, 2012 Comments Off on Two bills aimed at assisting MoCo small businesses likely to pass
Small businesses in Montgomery County are on their way to getting a helping hand as two bills aimed at assisting them make their way through the County Council. Eighteen people spoke in support of the bills on Tuesday at a ...
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Read More »February 14, 2012 Comments Off on O’Malley lobbies lawmakers for offshore wind
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley lobbied lawmakers Tuesday for one of the key pieces of his environmental agenda, a reworked offshore wind power bill modeled on a New Jersey law. The bill follows one that was killed the year before ...
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Read More »August 9, 2011 Comments Off on DOJ OKs non-controversial parts of Florida voting law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. Justice Department approved 76 largely non-controversial provisions of a new Florida election law Tuesday, but a decision on the four most hotly debated sections still await a decision by a federal court in Washington, D.C. ...
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Read More »May 10, 2011 Comments Off on A look at bills signed by Gov. O’Malley Tuesday
ANNAPOLIS – A glance at bills signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MONITORING — After years of effort, Maryland will have a prescription drug monitoring program to help fight rising prescription drug abuse. ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY — The ...
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