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  "path": "/2026/03/17/senate-gives-preliminary-approval-to-70-8-billion-spending-plan/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T00:13:28.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Budget",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Work & the Economy",
    "budget",
    "Budget and Taxation Committee",
    "budget reconciliation",
    "Gov. Wes Moore",
    "IT tax",
    "Sen. Guy Guzzone",
    "Sen. J.B. Jennings",
    "Sen. Johnny Mautz",
    "Sen. Paul Corderman",
    "Sen. Stephen Hershey Jr.",
    "Senate President Bill Ferguson",
    "Tech tax"
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  "textContent": "Senate Republicans fell just four votes shy Tuesday of repealing an unpopular and underperforming tech tax, leading Senate President Bill Ferguson to hint afterward that there may be a willingness to alter or possibly repeal the year-old tax.",
  "title": "Senate gives preliminary approval to $70.8 billion spending plan"
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