Dive summary:

• Montgomery County, Md. Officials are looking to repeal a 5-cent tax on single use plastic bags.
• If the bill passes, the bag tax will only apply to stores where food consists of more than 2% of their revenue.
• In the last year, the bag tax has raised about $2.3 million for the county.

From the article:

If the bill passes, the bag tax will only apply to stores where food consists of more than 2% of revenue, according to the report.

The bag tax raised about $2.3 million for the county last year, the newspaper reported.

County Council member Roger Berliner told the newspaper that a less stringent law might make it easier for state lawmakers to gain support for passing a statewide bill. ...