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Few would want slots near home
Marylanders can expect a deluge of out-of -state money from gaming corporations that support the slots amendment to the Maryland Constitution ("Wealth driving 'No' vote on slots," July 20). Citizens need to ask themselves if these private corporations...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, John Bailey
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Currie probe looks at possible influence deals
Sun ReportersThe federal investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie's work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is centered on whether the grocery chain paid the lawmaker to use the prestige of his office to secure favorable legislation and actions by state agencies,...Tags: Corporate Crime, Safeway Inc., Supervalu Inc., Prosecution, Prince
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Housing rescue bill OK'd
The House approved a sweeping plan yesterday that responds to the most serious housing crisis since the Depression by providing a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and aid to homeowners facing foreclosure.
In a...Tags: John P. Sarbanes, David Dreier, Richard E Neal, Corporate Officers, Foreclosures
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Basing the budget on slots a bad bet
I agree completely with Sterling C. Crockett's statement that slots amount to a "false hope" for the state ("Wealth driving 'No' vote on slots," July 20). The projections for profits from slots are a false hope. In today's economy, with higher...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, House, Petroleum Industry
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Suit accuses 2 firms of tax fraud
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Justice Department filed suit Wednesday against an Orlando accounting business and related tax service, seeking an injunction to permanently ban them from preparing tax returns. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Orlando, alleges that the two...Tags: Internal Revenue Service
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Sunrise: City's property tax rate, fire fee may increase
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe city's property tax rate and fire assessment fee could increase under a maximum rate set by city commissioners. The tax rate would go from $5.12 to $5.44 for every $1,000 of assessed value and the fire fee would increase from $97.50 to $139.50. The...Tags: Sunrise, Property Tax
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House Responds to Housing Crisis
Los Angeles TimesThe House approved a sweeping plan Wednesday that responds to the most serious housing crisis since the Great Depression by providing a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and aid to homeowners facing foreclosure....Tags: George Bush, Mortgages, Richard E Neal, Sam Johnson, Foreclosures
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House OKs rescue plan
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe House approved a sweeping plan Wednesday to ease the most serious housing crisis since the Great Depression by providing aid to homeowners facing foreclosure and a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In a...Tags: Newspapers, Foreclosures, Chicago Mortgages, Parliament, Freddie Mac
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Grimaldi's Pizzeria shut for hours to settle tax dispute
anthony.destefano@newsday.comSay it ain't dough! Grimaldi's Pizzeria, the famed eatery under the Brooklyn Bridge, was shut down for several hours yesterday by state officials over a tax dispute, according to a spokesman for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance....Tags: Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sales, Food and Dining Culture
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School tax cap is Dean Skelos' suburban GOP hope
James Klurfeld is a professor of journalism at Stony Brook University. His e-mail address is james.klurfeld@stonybrook.edu.Remember that old Memorex commercial that asked whether what you were hearing was live or a taped recording? Well, I've had a similar response to news that the spanking-new leader of the State Senate, Rockville Centre's Dean Skelos, will call his...Tags: Sheldon Silver, Political Candidates, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Government, David Paterson
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