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Maryland lawmakers will be working to finalize measures aimed at fighting crime and improving school safety on the last day of the legislative session.

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The sine die Seder went off without a hitch as legislators broke from their mad dash to midnight to celebrate the Israelites' escape from Egyptian bondage.

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Baltimore Sen. Bill Ferguson is calling it a "Sine Die Miracle," while stakeholders are applauding legislation to address rules for ride-share companies.

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The ball is now in Gov. Larry Hogan’s court. Legislators closed out the 2015 General Assembly session passing a budget that, while containing no tax increases, was not the preferred plan of the new Republican governor. Furthermore, those same legislators passed supporting legislation that seeks to paint Hogan into a corner and force him to choose between spending non-mandatory education money this year or locking future governors into a mandate starting in 2017. The biggest question: Will the governor spend $200 million fenced off by lawmakers to pay for a non-mandatory education, state employee raises promised by former Gov. Martin J. O’Malley and a host of other priorities important to the Democratically controlled House and Senate?

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The bill's sponsor said the Senate “voted to tie Maryland’s hands when it comes to fighting fraud against taxpayers,” but the Maryland Chamber of Commerce called the bill an incentive for litigation.

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The Maryland Senate gave final approval to a a medical marijuana bill in the last four hours of the 2014 session, sending the measure to Gov. Martin O'Malley for his signature.

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Two men were arrested Monday night in the waning hours of the 2014 General Assembly session after a fight broke out in a legislative office building.

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With most big ticket items passed days and weeks ago, the General Assembly session strolled to a close Monday night, concluding a session when the legislature agreed to repeal the death penalty, increase the gas tax, develop comprehensive gun control legislation and incentivize development of offshore wind energy.

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Heading into the final day of the General Assembly's 90-day session, the House of Delegates had taken no action on a Senate Bill designed to prevent raids on the Transportation Trust Fund.

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