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One State's Hospital Cost Solution: Regulated Prices
While every other state lets the market determine hospital costs, Maryland treats them as a government responsibility. Up to now, it has worked pretty well, but reforms may be needed. more
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- Opinion
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Fixing the Vote
State lawmakers should speed consideration of election reforms that would permit online voter registration, fight fraud, save money and spare Ohio from lawsuits in the 2012 national elections. more
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- Stateline Story
O'Malley Seeks Mandate for Offshore Wind
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: Maryland's governor wants wind farms off the coast ... Three attorneys general sue the feds over nuclear waste ... cellulosic ethanol flops in Georgia, and other energy and environment news. more
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- Election Initiatives
Bill Focuses on Upgrading Voter Registration in Maryland
Frederick County Sen. Ron Young hopes to modernize election registration by using more technology. Young, a Democrat, is proposing two bills relating to voter registration. more
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- Stateline Story
As Unemployment Insurance Debts Mount, Interest Payments Loom
States have borrowed $42 billion from the federal government to continue paying unemployment benefits to people who can't find work. As it stands now, they'll have to begin paying interest on that tab this fall. more
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- Stateline Story
'One Person, One Vote' Still an Unsettled Question for States
Two courts have issued conflicting rulings on how much population equality is required for state legislative districts. The U.S. Supreme Court may have to resolve the issue. more
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- Stateline Story
New Jersey Democrats Want to Roll Back Tunnel Tolls
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Some New Jersey legislators look to reduce driving costs… A major public works law in Illinois catches a break… Maryland's governor looks to deny driver's licenses to tax delinquents, and other transportation news. more
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- Stateline Story
Maryland State of the State Address 2011
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Feb. 3 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D) 2011 state of the state address: Click here to access a video of the speech. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Lieutenant Governor Brown; Treasurer Kopp, Comptroller Franchot; Attorney General Gansler; Attorney General Curr
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Legislative Control and Redistricting, 2011
Of the 7,382 state legislative seats, Republicans gained nearly 700 in 2010.
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New Year Brings Slew of New State Laws
New laws for 2011 include further state bans on the practice of texting while driving. more
