A coalition of environmental, religious and commercial developers came out in opposition Tuesday to a number of bills seeking to repeal the so-called rain tax or exempt individual counties from it.

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Religious and nonprofit organizations in Baltimore County could see their stormwater management fees reduced under a new program announced by county officials.

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Neuman laid the blame for the 2012 fee at the feet of Gov. Martin O'Malley, the Democratic controlled legislature and some Republicans "who actually voted for this tax."

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Leave it to an economist to sum up how Maryland's stormwater management fee works.

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Republicans and Democrats alike appear to be lining up with legislation to alter and in some cases repeal the controversial stormwater pollution fee sometimes referred to as the “rain tax.”

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Republicans and Democrats alike appear to be lining up with legislation to alter and in some cases repeal the controversial stormwater pollution fee sometimes referred to as the “rain tax.”

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Hogan, LarryAPylesWarning letters sent in October to two Maryland counties by Attorney General Doug Gansler and Department of the Environment Sec. Robert Summers have drawn strong, if not terribly swift, condemnation from the chairman of ChangeMaryland.org.

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A few government and politics headlines for Friday.

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A few government and politics headlines for Friday.

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A few government and politics headlines for Monday.

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