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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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