A bill that would eliminate a program allowing people with disabilities to be paid a subminimum wage was the subject of lengthy hearings last week before House and Senate committees. For both sides, House Bill 420 and Senate Bill 417, ...

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Members of a House of Delegates committee charged with crafting legislation that would increase the minimum wage in Maryland agreed on key provisions Monday and moved closer to a final version of a bill late Monday night.

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Sen. Ben Cardin said he expects minimum wage to be one of the points in President Barack H. Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

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Election-year politics and a growing national focus on the minimum wage could result in the first increase in Maryland since 2006 in the coming General Assembly session.

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Hotels, storage facilities, gas stations and supermarkets would only be allowed to raise prices by a certain percentage during and after a declared state of emergency under legislation passed by the House of Delegates on Monday.

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The House of Delegates’ Environmental Matters Committee on Friday heard legislation that proposed a 5 cent tax on disposable bags distributed in stores throughout the state.

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A suddenly supportive Senate committee will hear Gov. Martin O’Malley reiterate his support on Wednesday for building energy-producing wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City.

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Legislation that would create a renewable energy credit for Maryland companies that use offshore wind as a certain percentage of their energy generation was passed by a House of Delegates panel on Monday, moving the bill closer to a vote ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Legislation designed to spur development of an offshore wind energy industry in Maryland will be relegated to summer study, legislative leaders said Thursday evening. Sen. Thomas M. “Mac” Middleton and Del. Dereck E. Davis, who lead the committees ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland House committee could vote soon on a measure aimed at developing offshore wind turbines. Chairman Dereck Davis says the House Economic Matters Committee could vote as soon as Thursday on the legislation, which is a priority ...

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