The speaker of the House of Delegates doesn’t think it’s going to be so easy to convene special session anytime soon. Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Anne Arundel, said lawmakers have other jobs and some already have vacation plans. Getting 141 ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to sign bills passed by the General Assembly. O’Malley is expected to be joined by state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch on Tuesday morning to sign measures ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly’s 2012 regular session staggered to a contentious close at midnight Monday with a “doomsday budget” in place that would have to be balanced with more than $500 million in spending cuts. Caught behind the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — After several furious hours of maneuvering, a panel of lawmakers restored $2.5 million to the capital budget to fund the planning and design for a project that includes an expansion of the Baltimore Convention Center plus a new ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A panel of Maryland lawmakers reached agreement Monday night on a package of budget measures that include an income tax increase on residents who make more than $100,000, as the General Assembly neared adjournment in an unusually chaotic ...

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ANNAPOLIS — An ugly impasse between the Senate and House of Delegates degenerated further Monday afternoon, when the House speaker said it was up to the Senate to resolve the budget before Monday’s midnight deadline. Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Anne ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A leading Senate budget negotiator expressed frustration Monday that House conferees were not meeting senators halfway in last-minute budget talks. But the House speaker suggested the Senate had slowing up budget work by focusing so much on passing ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers will enter the final day of the 2012 session faced with a long list of unresolved important issues. Faced with mandatory adjournment at midnight, the long-time presiding officers of both chambers warned their members to be ready ...

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A complex series of proposed amendments to a Senate-passed gambling expansion bill could mean trouble for the legislation this year. The Associated Press reported that Del. Frank S. Turner, D-Howard, unveiled an amendment to SB 892 Friday evening that would ...

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The Senate’s presiding officer said Thursday that a bill to expand gambling in Maryland would either include a sixth casino license for a facility in Prince George’s County or there would be no gambling expansion this year. Senate President Thomas ...

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