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  "path": "/2026/03/13/cash-is-the-staple-of-our-country-bill-would-push-businesses-to-accept-cash/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T23:13:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Work & the Economy",
    "cash economy",
    "cashless society",
    "Consumer Protection Division",
    "Del. April Rose",
    "Del. Gregory Wims",
    "Interfaith Works",
    "Maryland Retailers Alliance"
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  "textContent": "State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require businesses to accept cash payments for purchases less than $300, a move that supporters said keeps the economy open to all Marylanders.",
  "title": "‘Cash is the staple of our country’: Bill would push businesses to accept cash"
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