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In Canton, parking woes part of growing pains
There's a Starbucks and an Outback Steakhouse and a growing young tech company. Soon, a Harris Teeter grocery store and a Target will be built. All are helping to draw new residents to Canton. But where to park? "I don't know of any small part of Canton...
Tags: Target, Outback Steakhouse Incorporated, Public Transportation, Public Officials, James B. Kraft
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A warning for CTA riders with cell phones
CTA riders, this is not the way to ring in the new year. Chicago police issued two separate alerts last week warning riders about recent cellphone thefts on the Red and Pink lines. Police said a group of men have been snatching electronic devices from...
Tags: Theft, Cell Phones, Apple iPhone, Chicago Transit Authority
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Prepared text of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's State of the City Address 2013
Mr. President, Madam Comptroller, Senators and Delegates, members of the City Council, clergy, colleagues in public service, committed people of Baltimore—thank you for the opportunity to report on the progress of our city and to renew our...
Tags: Port of Baltimore, Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Washington Post, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Barack Obama
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Miller introduces transportation revenue bill
Taking the first step in grappling with what could become one of the most difficult issues of the 2013 General Assembly, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller introduced a bill Monday night that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for...
Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Purple Line (Maryland), Executive Branch, Politics, Regional Authority
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Gas tax hike idea opposed by some Washington County lawmakers
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comFor several years, Gov. Martin O’Malley has been talking about raising transportation funds for Maryland with a possible sales tax increase on gasoline. Last year, he floated an idea of a 6 percent sales tax increase on gas, but did not find a...Tags: Public Transportation, Marketing, Purple Line (Maryland), Ronald N. Young, Maryland Department of Transportation
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Miller gas tax gambit: Flawed, but perhaps necessary
Those things that make Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller a formidable adversary in Annapolis can sure come in handy sometimes. This week, he single-handedly restored to relevancy one of the most important issues facing Maryland — a looming...
Tags: Prince George's County, Petroleum Industry, Local Government, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Woman injured after being trapped under Red Line train in Hollywood
L.A. NOWA 40-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning after she became trapped underneath the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s westbound Red Line train at the Hollywood and Western station.... -
Miller proposes local gas tax, leasing ICC
Baltimore and Maryland's counties could impose their own 5-cents-a-gallon tax on gas to pay for local roads and buses under a proposal by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. Miller also proposed Thursday leasing a state toll highway to a private...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Purple Line (Maryland), Michael E. Busch, Executive Branch
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Miller proposes new local gas tax
The Baltimore SunAs state leaders look for a way to raise cash for much-needed transportation projects, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller on Thursday outlined a plan that involves leasing a Maryland roadway to a corporation and a two-tiered increase in gas taxes....Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Purple Line (Maryland), Montgomery County (Maryland), Michael E. Busch, Executive Branch
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Miller to push regional transportation funding
Attempting to break a years-long stalemate over transportation revenue, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller intends to introduce legislation that would allow local governments and regional authorities to raise money for roads and mass transit....Tags: Bob McDonnell, Petroleum Industry, Purple Line (Maryland), Michael E. Busch, Ronald N. Young
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Gas tax gets a second look
Anyone who believes that political stalemate over raising taxes or a preference for deferring hard choices were problems unique to Congress has probably never been to Annapolis. Even when one party dominates both chambers, as the Democrats do in the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Investments, Penn Line, U.S. Congress
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State leaders urged to raise money for roads, transit
Business leaders and county officials are urging the governor and General Assembly to increase Maryland's gas tax or find another way to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for road and transit projects — even in the face of public opposition....Tags: Personal Income, Purple Line (Maryland), Executive Branch, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage
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