Bill Banning Arsenic In Chicken Feed Debated
The State Senate seems prepared to approve a bill that would ban an additive that contains arsenic from chicken feed; a final vote could come today. And debate over that bill was heated yesterday, as...
View ArticleBills Change School Board Composition, Ban Arsenic In Chicken Feed
The State Senate passed bills yesterday to ban arsenic in chicken feed and to give Baltimore County a partially elected school board as the General Assembly headed toward adjournment at midnight...
View ArticleLawmakers Tired, Testy As General Assembly Session Nears End
The 2012 General Assembly session is supposed to end on Monday, April 9th... and as budget negotiations stretch out and sine die nears, lawmakers are tired and testy. WYPR's Joel McCord gives us an...
View ArticleTo Sine Die Or Extended Session?
As lawmakers meet for what's scheduled to be the last day of the 2012 General Assembly session, an agreement on the state's budget remains elusive. If a budget can't be passed before midnight tonight...
View Article2012 General Assembly Session Ends; "Doomsday Budget" Approved; Special...
Stuck on budget plans and gambling bills the General Assembly went out of business last night in a mass of confusion. And lawmakers set themselves up to come back soon for a special session to finish...
View ArticleA Tense Day In Annapolis After Sine Die
The rancor from the chaotic close of Maryland’s General Assembly session hung over today as the traditional day after sine die bill signing ceremony played out in a tense atmosphere. WYPR’s Joel McCord...
View ArticleLaw Requires Insurers Cover Cancer Treatments Equally
Among the stack of bills Governor Martin O’Malley signed yesterday was one that requires health insurers to cover all cancer treatments equally. It’s named for Kathleen Mathias, the late wife of...
View ArticleEnvironmental Advocates Gain Ground This Session
Maryland’s General Assembly session may have ended in an atmosphere of rancor and finger pointing, but at least one group went away happy; environmental advocates. WYPR’s Joel McCord explains.Unlike...
View Article2012 Session "Has To Be Judged A Failure"
This year’s General Assembly session is over, and WYPR Senior News Analyst Fraser Smith says it has to be judged a failure.Despite some notable achievements, the 188 legislators and Governor Martin...
View ArticleGames Being Played In The General Assembly
Governor Martin O’Malley and legislative leaders struggle to reach the consensus they need to avoid “doomsday” cuts in the state budget, but the gambling dispute that blew up the recent General...
View ArticleSpecial Session Expected In Mid-May
Maryland’s legislative leaders have agreed on a date for a special session to clear up work left undone at the end of this year’s regular session. But they haven’t agreed on just what they will do when...
View ArticleProtests In Annapolis
Lawmakers were greeted with tax protestors today as they returned to Annapolis for a special session to resolve budget issues left hanging when they adjourned their regular session last month. WYPR’s...
View ArticleSenate Passes Budget, Tax Package
The Maryland Senate passed Governor Martin O’Malley’s budget and tax package earlier today and sent it on to the House of Delegates. WYPR’s Joel McCord reports.The vote on the tax bill came after...
View ArticleHouse Passes Budget Package
The House of Delegates closed a three day special session today, passing a package of bills that address budget issues left unresolved at the end of their regular session and raising taxes on certain...
View ArticleO'Malley Lauds Lawmakers
The House of Delegates passed a package of bills today aimed at solving budget problems left unresolved at the end of their regular session. The vote brought to an end a three day special session of...
View ArticleO'Malley Signs Tax Increase
Governor Martin O’Malley completed the last act Tuesday in the carefully choreographed drama that was the recent special legislative session of the General Assembly. He signed the bills lawmakers...
View ArticleGambling Work Group Says "No" To Special Session
Host Intro: A drive for expanded gambling in Maryland collapsed yesterday for the second—and perhaps final—time this year when a gubernatorial work group failed to reach a consensus and thus cancelled...
View ArticleO'Malley Announces Special Session On Gambling
After months of negotiations and media speculation, Governor Martin O’Malley announced today a second special session of the General Assembly to address issues left unresolved at the end of the regular...
View ArticleThe Special Session Opens
The first formal act of this latest drive to expand gaming in Maryland went exactly as scripted yesterday. A Senate committee approved a bill to allow table games at the state’s five existing slots...
View ArticleHouse Of Delegates Takes Up Gambling Issue
While Maryland’s Senate appeared to be on a forced march today to approve expanded gaming in the state, the House of Delegates began work on the issue. But the outlook there is less certain. WYPR’s...
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