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Weigh In: Should Maryland's Tolls Be Increased?
Part of the increases would help pay for the Intercounty Connector.

Lisa grew up in a small town in Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa, where she studied journalism and political science. She enjoyed her first five years in journalism working as a reporter at the Des Moines Register, covering city politics, state crime, and the 2008 presidential campaign and Iowa caucuses. She then spent two years as a senior associate editor at Chapel Hill and Durham magazines in North Carolina. She settled in Maryland in the summer of 2010, and enjoys spending time with her husband and her two children in her spare time.
Part of the increases would help pay for the Intercounty Connector.

Part of the increases would help pay for the Intercounty Connector
Part of the proposed increases would help pay for the Intercounty Connector, designed to reduce congestion in D.C. and Baltimore suburbs.
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The credit helps pay for eco-friendly home improvements.
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The credit helps pay for eco-friendly home improvements.
The credit helps pay for eco-friendly home improvements.
The credit helps pay for eco-friendly home improvements.
The credit helps pay for eco-friendly home improvements.
The credit helps pay for eco-friendly home improvements.
The credit helps pay for eco-friendly home improvements.
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