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Casey, Schwartz named to payroll conference committee
Pennsylvania Ave.Ending weeks of partisan gridlock -- the norm these days for Capitol Hill -- House Republicans agreed Thursday to a two-month extension of a tax cut for working Americans with the stipulation that Senate Democrats agree to appoint conferees to...... -
Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Business, Jeanne Shaheen
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Filibuster rules at heart of gun bill 'defeat'
Do the people of the United States know that the U.S. Senate voted favorably on several amendments to the gun control bill? A majority of senators approved amendments requiring background checks for online and gun show purchases, providing special...Tags: Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Politics
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With impatiens scarce due to disease, choose begonia and coleus [Lutherville]
Gardeners will have a hard time finding impatiens for their flower gardens this year. The dreaded downy mildew fungal disease that began in Florida last year has spread to Maryland and has infected the ever-popular Impatiens walleriana. The downy mildew...Tags: Allentown, Martin O'Malley, Arts and Culture, Baltimore Convention Center, Festive Events
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Lobbying, Severna Park, Elections
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Perez vote delayed as confirmation fight intensifies
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official. ...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Democratic Party, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Senate
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Knorr breaks ground on new Westminster plant; officials tout new jobs
Knorr Brake Corporation on Wednesday, Jan. 18, broke ground on the company's new manufacturing facility in the Westminster Technology Park in Westminster.
This new facility will double the existing size of Knorr's manufacturing capabilities in Carroll...Tags: Commuting, Companies and Corporations, Travel, Washington, DC, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Andrew P Harris, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Business
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Partnership bill is good for U.S. and Israel
It is unfortunate that the authors of the recent commentary, "Don't let Israel discriminate," (April 30), distort the purpose and the effect of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act. This bill merely states that the State of Israel is designated as...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Trips and Vacations, Israel, Politics, Travel
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Blocking entry of radicals is good for Israel and U.S.
In their commentary, Zainab Choudry and Saqib Ali ("Don't let Israel discriminate," April 30) objected to Senate Bill 462 (the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013) introduced recently in the U.S. Senate that advocates Israel's right to deny...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Al-Qaeda, Iran, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Religion and Belief
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Bank offers $1.3 million for Md. affordable housing projects
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta has agreed to provide $1.3 million to fund affordable housing projects in Baltimore and Cecil County, Maryland's U.S. senators announced Wednesday. "As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I have...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Capital Bank Corporation, Rentals, Cecil County, Harbor
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Cardin should put Maryland ahead of Israel
I appreciated reading the commentary, "Don't let Israel discriminate," (April 30) This is a concern that has been long documented by the State Department and a new bill in Congress has been written to provide a "look the other way" response to these...
Tags: Israel, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of State
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