Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Friday that he will call the legislature back to Annapolis for a special session on May 14. O’Malley and the presiding officers of the General Assembly are slated to discuss details this week. While anxiously waiting ...

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Though there was no official agreement on the start of a special legislative session Wednesday, there was some other big news out of the State House. When Gov. Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley hinted heavily at the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday morning that General Assembly leaders could be close to an agreement that would bring lawmakers back to Annapolis and avert some $500 million in spending cuts, but ...

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Faith leaders want the Maryland legislature to restore budget cuts that came with the so-called doomsday budget passed by the General Assembly earlier this month. Religious leaders are scheduled to release a letter Monday morning asking the lawmakers to do ...

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Who knows what’s in store for the future of gambling in Maryland. The present is coming into clearer focus, though. The Daily Record and others reported that the license for a slots casino at Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort ...

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By offering a second special legislative session to deal exclusively with gambling, Gov. Martin O’Malley tried to remove the controversial issue from the debate on a revenue package that could prevent the “doomsday” budget cuts to popular state programs and ...

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After leaving Annapolis Tuesday morning, Gov. Martin O’Malley told reporters in Baltimore that two special sessions could be called — one in May and one in August. The governor met with Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House ...

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The podcast returns with a look at breakfast — specifically, the morning meeting scheduled for Tuesday between Gov. Martin O’Malley, Senate President Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch. Daily Record State House reporter Alex Pyles also assesses the posturing ...

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Maybe a hot breakfast in the governor’s mansion will ease tensions enough for Gov. Martin O’Malley and the presiding officers of the General Assembly to approach consensus on state revenues. After Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. sent O’Malley ...

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So much has been said about the recent General Assembly session and its failure to reach a consensus on a revenue package to avert state spending cuts. Some even say we are facing a doomsday scenario. And while I don’t ...

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