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School board to face tough choices if it has to shoulder pension burden
julieg@herald-mail.comAfter learning Wednesday that Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to shift some teacher pension responsibility to local jurisdictions was expected to cost Washington County $2.46 million, several school board members said there will be some tough decisions...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Executive Branch, Unemployment, Government, Regional Authority
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Teacher pension cost shifts would cost Washington County $2.5 million
andrews@herald-mail.comGov. Martin O'Malley's plan to shift teacher pension costs to local jurisdictions is expected to cost Washington County about $2.5 million, according to budget figures released Wednesday. O'Malley said the state is offering other "fiscal relief" measures...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Employees, Career and Workplace, Plant Openings, Interior Policy
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O'Malley defends plan to raise taxes
![Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday defended his proposal to ask 20 percent of Marylanders to pay more income taxes, calling his budget plan "a balanced approach" that preserves funding for priorities such as education.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67458703-18195927.jpg "Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday defended his proposal to ask 20 percent of Marylanders to pay more income taxes, calling his budget plan "a balanced approach\" that preserves funding for priorities such as education.")
Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday defended his proposal to ask 20 percent of Marylanders to pay more income taxes, calling his budget plan "a balanced approach" that preserves funding for priorities such as education.
At a budget briefing, the governor...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Hospitals and Clinics, Sykesville, Executive Branch, U.S. Senate
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Natural Perspectives: 'Rapped' up in new teaching endeavor
Vic must have thought that I didn't have enough to do, what with teaching at the Orange County Conservation Corps, writing this column, and attempting to grow 350 pounds of food this year. He asked me to team-teach his bird and natural history courses...Tags: Endangered Species, Book, History (tv network), Biology, Natural Resources
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Auction of housing authority vehicles must proceed, lawyer says
Two siblings trying to collect a $2.6 million judgment against Baltimore's public housing agency for lead-paint poisoning argue in court papers that an auction of 20 agency vehicles must go forward because officials have refused to pay. The Housing...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Finance, Finance, Lead Poisoning, Public Housing
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Tri-State briefs
U.S. Sen. Toomey to host jobs forum Friday at Letterkenny CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., will hold a jobs and economy town hall meeting at 9 a.m. Friday at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. Attendees must present photo...Tags: Religion and Belief, Spring Break, Martin Luther King Day, Personal Data Collection, Human Interest
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Redevelopment agency change vexes Council
As Glendale shuts down its redevelopment agency in the coming months, City Council members will have a new hat to wear — one they don’t particularly like. Once directors of the redevelopment agency, council members are set to take the helm of...Tags: Jerry Brown, Housing and Urban Planning, Government, Finance, Public Officials
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Costa Mesa keeps housing program in-house
COSTA MESA — Forced to choose between handing to the county the responsibilities for the city's affordable housing or creating a city-run housing agency, the City Council on Tuesday elected to keep the responsibility in-house. The Costa Mesa...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Public Officials, Government, Interior Policy
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Miller says gov will propose a shift in teacher pensions
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said this morning that Gov. Martin O'Malley will try to push some of the cost of teacher pension to the locals, but would not say how much. Those details are expected to leak out today as the governor briefs fiscal...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Regional Authority
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South Dakota: Drug testing sought for welfare services
A proposal to allow South Dakota officials to require welfare recipients to be tested for illegal drugs is coming back to the South Dakota Legislature. State Rep. Mark Kirkeby, R-Rapid City, said his proposal is almost identical to a bill that South...Tags: Pension and Welfare, South Dakota Legislature, Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Both sides of gun control issues rally in Richmond
News 7 ReporterIn Richmond, state lawmakers paused to honor Martin Luther King on Monday. But the holiday also brought the debate over gun violence. Familiar arguments could bring a different result. Members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League wore slogans, and...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Injuries and Wounds, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Injuries and Wounds, Gun Control
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Tax cut talks focus on budget cuts, new fees
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Democrats in Congress would charge employers higher premiums for federal pension...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Government Health Care, Unemployment, Freddie Mac, Air Transportation Industry
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