A few government and politics headlines for Friday.

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The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee voted 9-4 on Thursday to bring legislation before the full Senate that would increase gas taxes and transit fares to pay for transportation projects across the state.

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House of Delegates Republicans said Wednesday that a Democratic plan to increase Maryland's tax on gasoline would turn into the largest tax hike in history of the state.

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Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. testified on behalf of his transportation financing bill Wednesday, but it's not clear whether the hearing will lead to any action by the General Assembly.

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Republicans in the House of Delegates have decided the state needs no new money for transportation projects -- but they say it does need a lock-and-key for what remains in its Transportation Trust Fund.

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