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Maryland 1980s Era of Cooperation Under Hughes Government
The 1980s in Maryland shifted from the 1970s scandal era to a more cooperative state government under Governor Harry Hughes. Legislation protected the Chesapeake Bay, created the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and established the Bay's Critical Areas buffer and wetlands protections. The era saw tax relief for the elderly, gas tax boosts funding road building, and major aging infrastructure and banking reforms.
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Maryland
Aquarius
Gemini
Free State
Harry Roe Hughes
State House
Hughes
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Commission
James E. McClellan
Frederick County
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Bay
Harry Hughes
Carroll County
Edward P. Thomas
Raymond E. Beck
Charles H. Smelser
Julien P. Delphey
W. Lanny Hardenhorn
Charles
Morningstar
Boyd Smith
General Assembly
Senate
Melvin A. Steinberg
House
Benjamin L. Cardin
Baltimore City
Cardin
Congress
Steinberg
Thomas W. Mike Miller
Prince George’s County
R. Clayton Mitchell
Kent
Department of Transportation
Baltimore
William Donald Schaefer
J. Joseph Curran
Louis L. Goldstein