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Md. Senate panel votes to raise income tax, phase in teacher pension costs
Maryland income taxes would rise and a split in teacher pension costs with local governments would be phased in over four years instead of one, under changes to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget plan approved Thursday by the Senate Budget and...Tags: Roger Manno, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Baltimore County, Government, Budgets and Budgeting
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Annapolis Notes - March 26:
Amendment was key to passage of Justice's Law ANNAPOLIS - An amendment to Justice’s Law — proposing a stricter penalty for first-degree child abuse resulting in death — appears to have been its ticket to passage this year after four...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Nathaniel J McFadden, Business, Prisons, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Almost one-third of counties aren't meeting school funding requirements, state says
While Maryland has been ratcheting up aid to local school systems, state education officials say that seven counties aren't paying their share and are failing to fund schools this year at the minimum level required under state law. Education advocates...Tags: Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, Bowie, Health Insurance Cost, Teaching and Learning
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Dems, GOP say new House seat in Howard is up for grabs
Both Democrats and Republicans in Howard County believe they have a chance to win a new seat in the House of Delegates proposed for the area around Ellicott City. The added seat comes as part of a state legislative redistricting map put forth this...Tags: Allan H. Kittleman, Martin O'Malley, Elections, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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A tax cut that could make sense
At an appearance before a business group in Howard County, state Sen. Edward Kasemeyer recently made a comment that he'd like to see Maryland's corporate tax rolled back from the current 8.25 percent by one-quarter of a percentage point per year for...Tags: Investments, Howard County, Business, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Dogs have a night out at Ellicott City bar's 'Yappy Hour'
Hagrid, a 9-year-old bichon frise, got to celebrate his birthday with a night out on the town for the first time this year. At the edge of the patio leading into Jilly's, a bar and grill in Ellicott City, Hagrid met Saba, a 4-month-old mixed breed who was...Tags: Howard County, Dining and Drinking, Labor Day, Politics, Ellicott City
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New York's lessons for Maryland on gay marriage
The passage late last month of a gay marriage bill in New York has renewed hope among advocates in Maryland who were disappointed by the narrow defeat of similar legislation here this year. New York's law doubled the number of people living in states...Tags: Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Howard County, Government, Referenda
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Government
Howard County’s government operates a school system, a police department with more than 440 sworn officers, a fire department, a water and sewer system, a landfill and six branch libraries that enjoy one of the highest per-capita circulation rates...Tags: Maryland, Barbara A. Mikulski, Elijah E. Cummings, Allan H. Kittleman, Howard County
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Why pension staff let thief stay on job: 'Not in our purview'
Sun StaffIncredulous legislators grilled Maryland pension system executives yesterday about how they could have failed to get rid of a money manager who had been indicted for fraud. The money manager, Alan B. Bond, would go on to steal millions from the pension...Tags: Washington County (Maryland), Government, Howard County, Interior Policy, Arts
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Broad changes proposed for state pension board
Sun StaffA General Assembly committee recommended sweeping changes yesterday in the structure of the state pension board, seeking to beef up its financial expertise after a financial scandal and two years of heavy losses. The Joint Committee on Pensions decided...Tags: AFSCME, Government, Howard County, Interior Policy, Unions
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