Extra Tax Break For ‘House of Cards’ Folds In Final Hour

It was a scene worthy of “House of Cards,” a drama of hardball, in-your-face politics on Capitol Hill.

Six lawmakers, three from each chamber of the Maryland General Assembly, standing in a ring in the House of Delegates lounge at a half hour before midnight, vehemently haggling over a single bill.

They had only 30 minutes before the close of the 2014 session, and they needed to find middle ground on legislation that would grant the popular Netflix drama an additional $3.5 million in tax dollars.

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