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Md. lobbyists, lawmakers privately craft laws

Maryland's open-meetings law says the public must have access when a majority of an officially recognized group, including House and Senate committees, meets. But the law leaves the door open for other meetings between lawmakers and powerful interests.

Tags: Joan Carter Conway , stakeholder meetings , Susan Wichmann , Common Cause Maryland , Jolene Ivey , workgroup meetings , open meetings law , Maggie McIntosh , Maryland Senate Education, Health and Environmenta , Dereck Davis , Charles Barkley , Jamie Raskin , Nick Manis , Licensed Beverage Distributors of Maryland , Bruce Bereano , Maryland Beer Wholesalers Association , Tom Saquella , Erin Appel , Dan Friedman , Adam Borden , Maryland Wine Merchants Association

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