The House of Delegates voted 96-42 on March 24 to increase state fees on vanity license plates, car registration and birth certificates, among other things, to restore some road repair funding for local jursidictions and to restore some of the education aid cuts in Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget. The Sun's editorial page supported the decision, arguing that the fees are still relatively modest and that the benefits are worth the cost.
Here's how the deleages voted:
