When Del. Herbert H. McMillan began drafting legislation to end a long-standing tax credit on the purchase of coal, the Anne Arundel County Republican was met by a troubling impediment.

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ANNAPOLIS — Mitt Romney easily won the Maryland Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, getting an added lift from a blue state where voter turnout was light. Early Maryland returns showed Romney gaining 53 percent of the vote, compared with 27 percent ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Republican presidential candidates are vying for 37 delegates in Maryland’s primary, with Mitt Romney expected to fare well in a state that’s home to many moderate GOP members. Candidates have been making campaign appearances in the state in ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Some Maryland lawmakers want to put the state’s congressional redistricting map on the ballot in November to give voters a chance to reject it. Delegate Neil Parrott, a Washington County Republican, kicked off a referendum petition drive on ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is scheduled to campaign in Maryland this week. Romney’s campaign sent out a news release on Monday saying the candidate was scheduled to attend a town hall event at American Legion Post 109 ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland delegates say they are prepared to consider handfuls of amendments to a bill designed to legalize gay marriage. The House of Delegates voted Thursday evening to delay debate on the measure until Friday afternoon after two committees ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A bipartisan group of delegates wants to amend Maryland’s constitution to prohibit the transfer of dedicated funds to the General Fund, except in a state of emergency, as they look for ways to stave off potential tax increases. ...

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At a hearing Monday, Anne Arundel County delegates had hoped to learn more of the dollar figures justifying the proposed move of the Department of Housing and Community Development from its state-owned headquarters in Crownsville to rental space at the ...

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Although many economists, experts, unions and small businesses urged the House Ways and Means Committee to institute combined reporting for more equitable corporate taxes, delegates seemed skeptical of the taxation method. Combined reporting is a complicated method of calculating corporate ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Legislation to permit same-sex marriage in Maryland cleared a legislative hurdle Wednesday, with the House of Delegates rejecting amendments designed to weaken the measure and Speaker Michael Busch calling for a final debate and vote on the bill ...

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