The bill would offer 10-year credits to some manufacturers as part of an effort to reverse a trend in declining employment in the sector since 2004.

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Confirmation votes on five of Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan's Cabinet secretaries were put on hold for at least a week after some state senators expressed concerns about the tone and message of the governor's State of the State speech.

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A political consultant who was convicted in a robocall conspiracy in the last Maryland governor's election filed to run for a Baltimore state Senate seat on Thursday.

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A former delegate from Montgomery County said Tuesday she plans to seek the state Senate seat currently held by fellow Democratic Sen. Jennie Forehand.

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On the day that July revenue totals for Maryland's casinos are set to be released, the state's first slots parlor in Cecil County is asking the state to take back up to 500 of its slot machines. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The House of Delegates will be working on the state’s $35.9 billion budget. The House has scheduled two sessions for Thursday, as it considers amendments to a package of budget measures. One includes a scaled-back version of an ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Lisa Gladden says she knows her attempt to repeal Maryland’s death penalty will likely be unsuccessful this year. Gladden, a Democrat from Baltimore, said that the measure is expected to die in the Senate Judicial Proceedings ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposal to phase in a 6 percent sales tax on gasoline includes money for local road repairs, rules to make it harder to shift transportation dollars to other purposes and a mechanism to delay implementing ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gay marriage advocates will host a rally Monday evening in Annapolis. Proponents of a proposal to legalize same-sex unions will lobby lawmakers and host a rally as committee members in the state Senate and House consider moving the ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — State Sen. C. Anthony Muse is scheduled to announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate. Muse, D-Prince George’s, has scheduled the announcement in Upper Marlboro on Thursday night. He would then take on Sen. Benjamin Cardin in the ...

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