• “Montgomery County firefighters can earn overtime pay while on vacation, or while taking sick days.” [Washington Post via @radleybalko]
• Will Maryland Court of Appeals overturn contributory negligence in favor of comparative negligence? [Michael Schearer page on pending case of Coleman v. Soccer Association of Columbia]
• “City Council postpones vote on Styrofoam container ban” [Baltimore Sun]
• Extensive political ties of Maryland speed camera vendor [Mark Newgent, WatchdogWire]
• Scheme to extend “Maintenance of Effort” regulations, which forbid counties from cutting budgets, from education to other service areas [Brian Griffiths, WatchdogWire]
• Fiscal sink: “Failed ‘Green’ Boutique Hotel Received Millions in State Loans” [Mark Newgent, WatchdogWire]
• Maryland ranks among states with most onerous occupational licensing burdens [Institute for Justice, “License To Work,” scroll to p. 78]
• Nice Chamber you got here in this state, be a shame if you didn’t sign this letter backing our guy Perez [Sean Higgins, Washington Examiner]
• Old but good: property tax cuts have revitalized other cities, and Baltimore needs one too [Steve Walters]

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