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Ethics Review Panel Suggests Reducing Local Disclosure
A panel of state senators reviewing Maryland ethics rules decided Friday to recommend local government officials should not be required to release as much information in financial disclosure forms as officials in state government.
Md. Senate Panel Considers Banning Indoor Tanning For Minors
Parents who allow their teenagers to use tanning beds could see that option taken away. Some lawmakers want to replace the law that requires parental permission with an outright ban.
Ethics Panel Meets Again On Currie
The Maryland General Assembly’s ethics panel has met again to consider a Prince George’s County senator’s failure to disclose work for a grocery store chain.
Md. Gas Drilling Panel Starts Second Round Of Work
A state panel is starting work in Annapolis on a second set of recommendations for natural gas drilling in Western Maryland.
Md. Panel Backs Halving Structural Deficit
A panel of Maryland lawmakers voted Thursday night to recommend that Gov. Martin O’Malley and the General Assembly reduce the state’s structural deficit by 50 percent in the next legislative session, but left the governor with the flexibility to close some of the gap with tax increases instead of budget cuts only.
U.S. Panel Holding Meeting On Md. Gas Compressor
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is inviting citizens to a meeting in Myersville about a proposed natural-gas compressor station.
Panel Formalizes Transportation Funding Proposal
Proposed taxes and fees aimed at raising more than $800 million in new transportation revenue annually in Maryland headed toward the Legislature and Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday, as a state commission formally approved a plan to increase the state’s gas tax by 15 cents over three years.
Md. Democrat: Unclear If Debt Panel Succeeds
A Democrat serving on a “supercommittee” responsible for recommending more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts says it’s “still unclear” that the panel will succeed.
Md. Workgroup On Medical Marijuana Meets
A Maryland workgroup on medical marijuana will be working on an application process for academic centers that could one day make marijuana available for sick patients.
Gas Drillers, Skeptics Clash As Md. Board Meets
The energy industry is hoping to shorten the three-year timetable for a state study of natural gas drilling prospects in western Maryland.
O’Malley Announces Marcellus Shale Panel
Gov. Martin O’Malley has appointed a panel to study the impact of potential natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale in western Maryland.
Panel Weighs Reducing Redistricting Hearings
Members of a panel on legislative redistricting in Maryland discussed reducing the number of public hearings on redrawing the state’s congressional districts during their first public meeting on Wednesday.
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