A coalition of environmental, faith and civic organizations is criticizing Gov. Larry Hogan's most recent appointment to the Public Service Commission, calling it the latest effort to undermine renewable energy in the state.

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A few government and politics headlines for Wednesday.

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A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.

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Republican leaders in the House of Delegates chastised Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday for continuing to seek consensus for a gambling-focused special session this summer, causing a deep-pocketed proponent to fire back. Minority Leader Anthony J. “Tony” O’Donnell, R-Calvert and ...

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The price of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s trip to Asia this month is slowly trickling out from the state agencies that participated, but the governor’s detractors aren’t yet satisfied. The Department of Business and Economic Development released a $144,086 tab for ...

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As Gov. Martin O'Malley's prepares to travel back to Maryland after 10 days spent drumming up business for the state in Asia, Republican lawmakers are asking for total price tag on the trade mission. "As we are sure you will both agree, in this austere fiscal climate, we must be good stewards of the taxpayer dollar," GOP leaders wrote to Gov. Martin O'Malley and Business and Economic Development Secretary Christian Johansson. The letter was signed by House Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell, R-Calvert and St.Mary's, and the No. 2 Republican in the House, Minority Whip Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, of the Middle Shore.

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The Invest Maryland bill got a preliminary OK from the House of Delegates on Thursday and skated through a volley of amendments mostly unchanged. The program, Gov. Martin O’Malley’s top economic initiative, would allow the state to auction $100 million ...

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I meant to get this quote from House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Anne Arundel, into a story or blog post yesterday. I didn’t. Here goes. “If we were in the state of Montana we’d be teaching our kids to go ...

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The national debate over toning down, well, debate following the shooting of an Arizona congresswoman last week has echoed in Annapolis at the start of the 2011 legislative session. But even that has led to terse exchanges between party leaders. ...

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Tired of all that campaign coverage? The endless stumping, the polls and the promises about what the next four years could hold, or should hold? TBD.com has an antidote for those of you who want to wean yourselves off that ...

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