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Eye Opener: Businesses wary of paid sick leave bill
A few government and politics headlines for Wednesday.
Wind bill gains House approval
The House of Delegates has passed legislation that would force utility companies to buy energy produced by wind turbines that could be built at least 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City.
Wind bill’s labor, wage provisions OK’d
A written opinion from the Maryland Office of the Attorney General says controversial labor and wage provisions in Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind legislation are legal.
Favorable tailwind for O’Malley’s offshore power bill
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s plan to foster an offshore wind energy industry in Maryland inched a step closer to passage Wednesday when the House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to this year’s version of the legislation.
House of Delegates prepares to debate offshore wind measure
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland House Economic Matters Committee Chairman Dereck Davis says he expects a rigorous debate and several amendments to be proposed Wednesday when an offshore wind bill that would […]
Companies signal interest in offshore Va. winds
RICHMOND, Va. — An energy company developing the nation’s first offshore wind project is among the growing number of companies expressing interest in the federally designated wind-development area 27 miles […]
Wind bill clears House panel — again
A House of Delegates committee has approved Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy legislation for the second year in a row.
O’Malley to testify on offshore wind energy
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley plans to testify before a state Senate committee about a key part of his environmental agenda, an offshore wind energy bill that the panel […]
Official says offshore wind isn’t dead
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s energy advisor said Tuesday that a field of offshore wind turbines may not start spinning in 2017, as planned, but rebutted a recent report that said the project won’t ever be built.
Eye Opener: State lawmakers wary of increasing spending
A few government and politics headlines for Friday morning.
NRG signs Delaware offshore wind lease
WASHINGTON — Federal officials say NRG Energy has been awarded a lease for an offshore wind power farm 11 miles off the Delaware coast. Federal officials say the lease announced […]
