ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley lost two of his biggest legislative battles this year -- his push for a gas tax and a bill to require more investment in wind energy -- and the General Assembly watered down other bills.
O'Malley's proposal to add a 6 percent sales tax to the cost of gas never made it out of committee to either the House or Senate for debate. The tax would have added roughly 18-cents-per-gallon to the cost of gas once fully implemented.
The legislature also rejected, for the second year in a row, O'Malley's proposal that would require utility companies to buy more wind energy. The bill passed 88-47 in the House of Delegates but stalled in the Senate Finance Committee.
good. this is another clueless government liberal. can't we secede?
ReplyDeleteLooks like we have some delegates that want to keep their jobs.Well done.
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