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The case against cutting Social Security and Medicare
The president and a few other prominent Democrats are openly suggesting that Social Security payments be reduced by applying a lower adjustment for inflation, and that Medicare be means-tested. This is even before Democrats have begun formal budget...
Tags: Social Security, Health Insurance Cost, Inflation and Deflation, Retirement, Consumer Confidence
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Pending move prompts resignation for Annapolis alderman
City of Annapolis Alderman Richard E. Israel announced this week that he's resigning from the City Council, effective immediately. Israel told the council he's moving out of his Shaw Street home into the Ginger Cove Community, a community in Annapolis...
Tags: Josh Cohen, Israel, Local Government, Annapolis, Elections
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Harford school board relaxes naming, memorial policies
Members of the Harford County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to modify existing policies regarding memorials on school property and the naming of school facilities. Board members also agreed to table for at least two weeks a vote on...
Tags: Aberdeen, Marketing, Harford County, University of Maryland, College Park, Students
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Baltimore Museum of Art lays off 14 employees
More than five years after a financial crisis ravaged the U.S. economy, the Baltimore Museum of Art has finally run out of options. Museum administrators announced Monday that after exhausting other cost-cutting measures, they have laid off 14 employees,...
Tags: Arts, Job Layoffs, Artists, Unemployment, Baltimore Museum of Art
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Harford council reviews school budget request, hears pleas for more money
Harford County Public Schools officials appealed to the members of the Harford County Council Thursday morning to fully fund their request for $241 million from the county for their Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget. Harford County Executive David R....Tags: Employees, Harford Community College, Employment Opportunities, Laws, Public Finance
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Where is the money for voting machines?
Maryland continues to operate one of the least reliable, least credible election systems in the nation. How so? Because we vote using a paperless election system which fails to allow either for independent recounting or independent auditing. Our touch...
Tags: Executive Branch, Voting, Martin O'Malley, Government, Elections
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Government, unions offer advice, answers on furloughs
As thousands of federal workers prepare to be furloughed, many are concerned about how to deal with a pay cut. Keith Everett, a chief steward with the American Federation of Government Employees, said his union held two meetings in recent weeks at...Tags: Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Government, Fort Meade (military base), Consultancy Service
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Lawmakers reach compromise on Towson sports
State lawmakers have crafted deals that could send Towson University not only $300,000 to save its men's baseball program, but also $2 million to build a new women's softball field. The day after Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to give Towson money to...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Baseball, College Baseball, Softball, Justice System
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Lawmakers raise concerns about O'Malley proposal to fund Towson baseball
Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to allocate $300,000 in taxpayer money to save Towson University's baseball team came under fire Wednesday from some legislators and key fiscal policymakers for being unprecedented and unfair to other college sports programs....
Tags: Morgan State University, Executive Branch, House Building, College Sports, Martin O'Malley
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Detroit's decline
Since the Motown sound went silent -- except on oldies stations -- and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents. The...
Tags: Bribery, Rick Snyder, Kwame Kilpatrick, Motown Records, Bankruptcy
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New Life Christian Center moves from storefront to property owner
The sign hanging above New Life Christian Center is simple, spelling out "church" in red letters. New Life's pastor, the Rev. Archie Harris, said he was saving money by only purchasing the six-letter sign when the church moved to Laurel's Pheasant Run...
Tags: Easter, New Year's Day, The Happiest News!, Foods and Beverages, Rental Service
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In dilapidated schools, excitement at prospect of new buildings
Long-held dreams of freshly painted walls, hallways bathed in natural light and classrooms buzzing with technology could become a reality in Baltimore as schools watch with cautious optimism as a financial plan to overhaul the district's buildings moves...
Tags: Maryland Stadium Authority, Students, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Teaching and Learning
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