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Washington Co. lawmaker seeks flat income tax of 4.51% for all in Md.
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, in the Maryland General Assembly seeks to change the state’s tax policy significantly, by proposing a state flat income tax of 4.51 percent on federal gross adjusted income for all...Tags: Taxation, Personal Income, Politics, Elections
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Bill attempts to distribute state education aid more equitably
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly has the potential to bring an estimated $11.2 million more in state aid to the Washington County Board of Education over the...Tags: Government, Finance, Schools, Public Schools, Regional Authority
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Legislature should support Maryland Health Progress Act of 2013
We at the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative are thrilled that the O'Malley Administration continues to make our state the lead dog in the pack implementing the Affordable Care Act. As with the previous two years, we are once again the envy of states...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Annapolis
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Ben Cardin: Domestic violence still an important issue
March is Women’s History Month, a time we usually celebrate or honor a specific woman in history. This year, I would like to do something different. I would like to focus on domestic violence, an issue that has received a lot of attention in...Tags: U.S. Congress, Abusive Behavior, Benjamin L. Cardin, Sex Crimes, U.S. Senate
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House votes to repeal death penalty
The General Assembly voted to repeal the death penalty Friday, calling for an end to Maryland's 375-year history of capital punishment and joining a growing number of states outlawing the practice. After nearly two hours of impassioned debate, the House...
Tags: Michael E. Busch, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Crime, Law and Justice, Ethics, Lawyers
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In death penalty repeal, reason over revenge at long last
Many of us believe that capital punishment, first used in the Province of Maryland in 1638, should have been relegated to the trash heap long ago. Politicians in Annapolis had overwhelming evidence of its costly and debilitating flaws for many years,...
Tags: Government, Illinois Governor, Prisons, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lower boat tax would create jobs
As someone involved in the boating industry, I applaud Gary Jobson for his recent commentary urging the Maryland General Assembly to adopt a cap on our state's boat excise tax ("Bring the boats back," March 8). In recent years, all of us have seen a... -
Maryland Legislature votes to end capital punishment
Maryland is poised to become the 18th state to abolish capital punishment after the General Assembly gave final approval to a bill ending the death penalty. In an 82-56 vote on Friday, the House of Delegates approved the measure that would end...
Tags: Government, Christianity, Prisons, Civil Rights, Regional Authority
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Md. Senate committee approves formula that would get Washington County share of Disparity Grant
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe Washington County delegation’s efforts to secure a share of a wealth-based grant were rewarded Thursday when a key Senate committee voted to approve a measure that could bring about $1.55 million to the county’s general fund for fiscal...Tags: John P Donoghue, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Christopher B. Shank, Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income
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Child support bill advances
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill that would require individuals who owe child support and are part of a home detention, work release or a pretrial release program run by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to pay child support is advancing in the Maryland General... -
Bill would enhance penalties for smuggling cell phones into jails
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA Senate committee Tuesday heard testimony for a bill that would enhance penalties for those trying to or smuggling cell phones or other telecommunication devices into jails and prisons and those receiving such contraband. The bill has been introduced in...Tags: Government, Rentals, Prisons, Cell Phones, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawmaker optimistic about funding for MELP, fire station, C&O Canal
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County legislators who have introduced bond bills during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly remain optimistic that they will be fully funded. These bills — one seeking $300,000 to demolish the former Municipal...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, George C. Edwards, Donald F Munson
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