Md. 2009 Legislative Preview: Retail Sector Gets Defensive As Legislature Ponders Budget Woes

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After a General Assembly session last year that saw gains for Maryland retailers in the form of tougher laws against theft rings and the defeat of legislation that would have cost business owners more money in benefits payments, industry lobbyists are braced this year to hold their ground.

"We're playing mostly on defense quite frankly," said Tom Saquella, president of the Maryland Retailers Association.

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Md. 2009 Legislative Preview: Retail Sector Gets Defensive As Legislature Ponders Budget Woes

Although the state is looking at ways to cut expenditures to close its nearly $2 billion budget shortfall, Saquella said he's not sure the recession will stop lawmaker...

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