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January 19, 2021 | Deirdre Byrne

Gov. Hogan Previews Recovery Budget for Fiscal Year 2022

Gov. Larry Hogan previewed his proposed Fiscal Year 2022 recovery budget Tuesday, noting the full budget will be presented Wednesday. Hogan said he’s pleased with the budget, which is structurally balanced, without increasing taxes, despite the economic hardship brought by the coronavirus. Hogan said early in the pandemic, the state took action by budget reductions […]

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January 9, 2018 | Douglas Tallman

Delegate: We Need To Be Hungry

The General Assembly opens at noon Wednesday at the State House in Annapolis. As always, the state budget will be a primary concern for lawmakers. Del. Shane Robinson, a Democrat whose District 39 includes Montgomery Village, and parts of Germantown and Clarksburg, is the chairman of the county’s delegation to the legislature. Here, he talks […]

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December 29, 2017 | Staff Writer

Eight New Laws Take Effect With Start of Year

Eight new laws take effect Jan. 1 in Maryland (most laws passed by the General Assembly take effect on Oct. 1). The laws are: SB 8 Insurance – Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act Requiring specified carriers to maintain a risk management framework for specified purposes; requiring specified carriers or specified insurance […]

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April 14, 2015 | Sonya Burke

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Governor Larry Hogan on Budget: “We Did Not Get Everything We Wanted”

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has posted the following statement on his Facebook page about the General Assembly’s passing of the state budget: “The people of Maryland made it clear last year that the same old path of more spending, more taxes, and politics as usual was not acceptable. While I have reservations about the General Assembly’s […]

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