WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama hard-fought legislation cutting a record $38 billion from federal spending on Thursday, bestowing bipartisan support on the first major compromise between the White House and newly empowered Republicans in Congress. “Welcome to divided ...

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Lawmakers confronting energy legislation had no problem holding power utilities accountable for meeting reliability standards, but the governor’s effort to open up Maryland’s coastal waters to windmills failed. Also failing was a bid to put a moratorium on natural gas ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers Monday night agreed to send millions in subsidies to Maryland horse tracks, votes that came with 20 minutes to spare before their midnight deadline to pass legislation. The 40-5 vote in the Senate and 107-27 vote in ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Senators have delayed granting in-state college tuition rates to illegal immigrants, possibly killing the measure with the clock running down on the 2011 session. The Senate voted 29-17 to send the in-state tuition measure back to the House, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The House of Delegates is supporting Gov. Martin O’Malley’s plan to invest millions of dollars in high-tech ventures. The House voted 94-43 Friday to send the governor’s “InvestMaryland” proposal to the Senate. The House reduced the governor’s original ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The House of Delegates will be voting on a measure to allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition under certain conditions. The House is expected to vote on the bill Friday. The Senate already has passed the bill. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Lottery officials are eyeing online ticket sales to bolster revenues and keep the state’s games competitive with other jurisdictions readying themselves for a jump to the Internet. “It is something that we are looking at, just like ...

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WASHINGTON — Stuck in a budget quagmire with Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama, House Republicans are suggesting they can run the government without them. The GOP is pushing for a House vote Friday that would declare their $61 billion ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The House of Delegates and Maryland Senate this past week both voted to cut pension benefits for state teachers and employees while raising contribution rates and retirement ages, ostensibly to cure a massive $18 billion underfunding of the ...

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