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Maryland lawmakers end session with difficult budget
Maryland lawmakers ended the legislative session Monday night, approving a $67 billion budget that includes $1.6 billion in tax and fee increases, as well as cuts to erase a structural deficit. State legislators faced a $3.3 billion deficit and hundreds of millions in cuts from the Trump administration. The approved budget includes a 3% IT services tax and increases in…
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Governors Urge Trump Administration to Stop Company from Fishing in Chesapeake Bay
Governors in nine states along the Atlantic coast are urging the Trump Administration to stop a company that makes fish-oil supplements and other products from fishing in Virginia waters. A letter sent Friday from those governors echoes concerns of fishing regulators who say Omega Protein defied harvest limits in the Chesapeake Bay. The firm catches a fish called Atlantic menhaden…
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Judge in Jesse Matthew's Fairfax Case Denies Request for Cameras in Courtroom
A Fairfax County judge has denied a request to allow still and video cameras inside the courtroom during Jesse Matthew’s upcoming attempted murder trial involving a 2005 attack.
