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Wind bill potentially more costly than reported
Have any of your reporters or editorial writers actually read the offshore wind bill ("A better wind bill," April 2)? I don't think so, or perhaps they simply don't understand it. Every article or opinion piece I've read, whether in support or opposed,...Tags: Weather Reports, Civil and Public Service, Wind Power, Executive Branch, Solar Energy
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Major issues still on table as General Assembly hits home stretch
ANNAPOLIS - Legislation on the budget, a teacher pension shift, casino gambling, wind farming and transportation infrastructure funding all were in limbo Friday, as the General Assembly prepared to wrap up for 2012. With the legislative session set to...Tags: Interior Policy, Edward J Kasemeyer, Personal Income, Thomas Middleton, Finance
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Special Session Likely As Lawmakers Battle with Oil Tax Reform
Channel 2 NewsA special session appears more and more likely to be in the Alaska Legislature's future Friday. The main reason: the marathon attempt to reform the state's complex oil-tax structure. North Slope production continues to decline at a rate of 6 percent a...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Finance
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Flush fee hike, septic limits adopted
The General Assembly gave final approval today to Gov.Martin O'Malley's two Chesapeake Bay priority bills - one doubling the so-called "flush fee" to help pay for bay restoration efforts, and the other limiting development using septic systems. By a vote...Tags: Garrett County, Elections, Ocean City, Politics
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Legislature Passes Handful of Bills With 10 Days Left in Session
Channel 2 NewsThe Legislature has just 10 days left in its session Thursday night, but only eight bills have been passed -- with hundreds more bottled up in finance and rules committees. Some lawmakers have complained that a 90-day session just isn't enough time to do...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sean Parnell, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Justice System, Finance
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Offshore wind protesters arrested
A trio of Maryland colleges students were arrested today after sitting down by the State House entrance to protest lawmakers' failure so far to pass legislation boosting offshore wind development. The students, two from St. Mary's College and one from...Tags: Lobbying, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Elections, Martin O'Malley
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With offshore wind gone, Assembly pushes energy from manure
With an O'Malley administration bill seeking to boost offshore wind development effectively dead, the General Assembly approved another bill to promote projects that would produce energy from poultry manure and wood. SB237, which would provide incentives...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Wind Power, Solar Energy, Ocean City, Renewable Energy
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Mixed green bag: Bay bills advance, energy measures stumble
In a legislative session marked by discord over taxes and gambling, lawmakers came together to pass three major bills aimed at boosting Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts. They failed to agree, however, on other environmental priorities - a bill to...
Tags: Energy Resources, Rentals, Arts and Culture, Petroleum Industry, Lead Poisoning
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Gov. Sean Parnell Sets Conditions for Special Session
Gov. Sean Parnell has laid down the conditions that would cause him to call a special session of the state Legislature. In a Wednesday interview, the governor says any one of three conditions would require him to hold lawmakers over past the scheduled...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sean Parnell, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Government
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State Senate Oil Tax Bill Doesn't Reach Floor, Sent to Rules Committee
Channel 2 NewsThe state Senate decided at the last possible moment Thursday not to have a floor debate on one of its key pieces of legislation in the 2012 session -- oil tax reform. The bill had finally come out of committee Wednesday evening, and its failure to reach...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations, Sean Parnell, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Executive Branch
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As Clock Ticks, Pipeline, Education, Retirement & Autism Bills Linger
The Associated PressAn in-depth look at some of the key bills remaining as the legislative session ends Sunday. ALASKA PIPELINE House Speaker Mike Chenault opposes a rewritten version of his bill to advance an in-state natural gas pipeline project. Chenault told...Tags: Private Health Care, Health Insurance Cost, Behavioral Conditions, Retirement, Mike Chenault
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Longtime Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah forced into primary fight
Los Angeles TimesSen. Orrin Hatch, a six-term Republican from Utah, has been forced into a primary battle in June after he fell short Saturday of the votes needed for an outright nomination during balloting at the 2012 GOP state convention. Hatch, 78, who entered the...Tags: Republican Party, Health, Government Health Care, Elections, Republican National Conventions
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