With lobbyists and business owners sitting in the balcony, the House of Delegates gave approval to offshore wind legislation supported by Gov. Martin O’Malley on Friday, shifting onus to the Senate and setting up the real show for next week. ...

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A bill that would have given preference to local, community banks competing for state banking contracts was killed by a House committee Wednesday. The bill, HB 619, was similar to one introduced last year but tempered slightly to expand its ...

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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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Power company Pepco and its performance, or lack thereof, were the topics of discussion once again Wednesday, this time at a hearing held by the  House Economic Matters Committee. The company is under fire from multiple sides over its response ...

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