The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is concerned about the toll smoking has taken on the African-American community and is leading an effort to impose restrictions on access to tobacco products.

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Six state lawmakers are campaigning this year to leave the State House in favor of a seat in the U.S. Capitol, and a seventh says he will file campaign documents within a week with hope to make the move to Congress as well.

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ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers in the House of Delegates and Senate are proposing a $40 million plan to train workers for careers in clean energy as they seek to expand mandates on the amount of renewable energy used in the state. ...

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A coalition of county and local officials and economic development directors said the state's business climate suffers at the hands of regulatory agencies and a non-competitive tax structure.

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Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown continued to rack up endorsements from the Democratic establishment after U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. publicly touted Brown during a campaign event in Waldorf on Monday.

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Dereck Davis, chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee, said Tuesday night that he expects his committee to vote on the governor’s wind energy proposal Thursday. The committee has been considering some changes proposed by the governor to win over ...

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Del. Dereck E. Davis said the fate of the governor’s wind power proposal could come down to a “one or two vote outcome, either way.” “I think it could go 12-11, either way,” said Davis, referring to the vote in ...

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Four dozen business owners and executives signed on to a petition Tuesday urging the passage of legislation in Annapolis that would bump the state’s minimum wage to $9.75 an hour in 2013. The statement read, in part: “With less buying ...

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Del. Dereck E. Davis, chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee, said Wednesday he will hold a hearing next week on the performance of Pepco and the state’s other electric utilities during last week’s snowstorm. “The committee would like some ...

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