Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The session opened Wednesday with social and budget issues among lawmakers' top priorities.
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Wednesday, January 9
By Lucas High, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS—Gun control, the death penalty, transportation and environmental legislation were expected to be top priorities for state lawmakers as the Maryland General Assembly convened for its 433rd legislative session Wednesday in Annapolis. In the wake of the mass killings in Newtown, CT, in December, Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) plans to push for tighter firearm restrictions, including a ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. Sen. Brian E. Frosh said there will be a reintroduction of a bill he sponsored last legislative session that prohibits the sale of guns with magazines of 10 rounds or more. “[The proposed bill] can protect people, save lives and it certainly does not infringe on Second …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The governor's plan would result in smaller refund checks for two out of every 10 Maryland residents.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
By Dave Nyczepir, Capital News Service Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing capping income tax deductions and rolling back income tax exemptions for Maryland's highest earners as part of his plan to close the $1-billion hole in the state's $14-billion operating budget. O'Malley's plan, unveiled Wednesday morning, Jan. 18, would begin capping deductions for Marylanders making more than $100,000 and reduce exemptions for singles making more than $100,000 and couples making more than $150,000. The exemptions would disappear for singles at $125,000 and couples at $175,000. The governor said that only two out of every 10 Maryland residents would receive a smaller amount in their refund check as a result. "In order to get us through this recession …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
With the supercommittee failing to come up with a plan to cut the deficit, Maryland could face as much as $150 million in cuts to its 2014 budget.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By Jeffrey Benzing, Capital News Service The congressional supercommittee has failed, and now Maryland could face as much as $150 million in cuts to its 2014 budget, including millions in lost funding through federal education and health care programs, state experts say. And that's not all. Maryland's defense and federal work force could be in jeopardy through mandated cuts to defense and other federal programs. "Defense spending—that means jobs in Maryland," said Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Cockeysville, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee. "It would clearly be very hurtful to our economy." The supercommittee, officially known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, was charged with cutting more than $1.2 trillion …
Friday, March 25, 2011
Spending bill moves to the Senate; Chambers differ on alcohol tax.
Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS—The House of Delegates on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $14.6 billion operating budget that reforms pensions, restores a chunk of education cuts and raises several fees to generate tens of millions in new revenue. The House spending plan closes the state's estimated $1.6 billion budget shortfall for fiscal 2012 without raising taxes but would require Marylanders to pony up twice as much to title a car, purchase a vanity plate and transfer property tax records. The House voted 97 to 42 to send the budget to the Senate, which is expected to start debate on the bill next week. The vote split largely along party lines, with Del. Wendell Beitzel, R-Garrett, casting the sole vote from the minority party in favor…
Monday, January 24, 2011
Aid to counties were among the areas the governor made budget cuts.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
By David Saleh Rauf Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS -- Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing nearly $1 billion in spending cuts, shuffling hundreds of millions of dollars from state funds and slashing aid to local governments to close the state's nearly $1.4 billion budget shortfall in his fiscal 2012 budget unveiled Friday. O'Malley, who has called this his most challenging budget to balance, stayed true to his pledge to present a spending plan that does not include tax hikes, though lawmakers could take steps to change that in the coming months. Under the proposed budget, state workers will avoid furloughs for the first time in three years and funding for K-12 education will remain flat at $5.7 billion -- two bright spots in an otherwise grim…
Craig
1:14 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
Democrats in MD are progressive and constantly moving "forward." From our dear senate leader Mike V. Miller (fat, ugly white male - 26 years in power) to our awesome governor O'Malley (white male - pretends to play guitar) to our brave House leader (Michael Busch - white male)... MD is a proven progressive place where all peoples and women in particular are represented. AWESOME! more ›