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Retail sales edged up in April
Did you get out and shop in April? Retail sales numbers released today show improving consumer confidence and more spending in stores. The National Retail Federation reported a 0.6 percent seasonally adjusted sales gain from March to April,...
Tags: National Retail Federation, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Vehicles, Consumers, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Jones Falls Expressway, Veterans Affairs, Rentals, Layoffs and Downsizing
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If not firearms, how about fireworks control?
Let us beat the gun-rights crowd to the punch and agree with them right here and now that firearms aren't the only dangerous devices out there in dire need of greater regulation. It seems that certain types of fireworks may need to be added to that list,...
Tags: Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, U.S. Congress, Times Square, National Rifle Association of America
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The myths that undermine Medicare and Social Security
The talk in Washington and among opinion leaders around the country's budget issues today centers on "balance" and "responsibility." Many conservatives declare that these terms mean that there should be no new revenue, only spending cuts to programs...
Tags: Finance, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Social Security, Government Health Care
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Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Barack Obama didn't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something they expected to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters?...
Tags: Labor Legislation, John Boehner, White House, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: Finance, Social Security, Government Health Care, Medicare, Health Insurance
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Havre de Grace mayor, former councilman plan to run again
Havre de Grace's election season in May is ramping up already, and it hasn't even formally started yet. Just before the day to start filing applications, Mayor Wayne Dougherty announced he would be running for mayor once again, while a former...Tags: High Schools, Havre de Grace, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Debt Market, Elementary Schools
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O'Malley's record on taxes and fees
It looks like our governor is batting 1.000 in this year's General Assembly — and that lawmakers are falling all over themselves to make sure his agenda gets passed so the liberal media can see all the wonderful things he's done as he prepares to...
Tags: Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Executive Branch, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Vehicles
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Gas tax will hurt Md.'s economy
What a sad time for Marylanders. They are going to be subjected to a regressive gas tax that will have an automatic tax accelerator tied to the Consumer Price Index ("Md. Senate approves increase in gas tax," March 30). It is unfair to the gas station...
Tags: Purple Line (Maryland), Public Transportation, Barack Obama, Martin O'Malley, Baltimore Red Line
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Sad time for Maryland after passage of gas tax with automatic accelerator [Letter]
What a sad time for Marylanders. They are going to be subjected to a regressive gas tax that will have an automatic tax accelerator tied to the Consumer Price Index. It is unfair to the gas station owners who are operating along the borders of our state....Tags: Public Transportation, Prices, Economic Indicator, Barack Obama, Consumers
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Harford estimates board approves 'state government relations' contract
The members of Harford County's Board of Estimates unanimously approved a $43,090 contract Thursday to hire a "state government relations" consulting firm to advocate on the county's behalf in Annapolis. The board awarded the contract to G.S. Proctor &...Tags: Local Government, Harford County, Collective Contract, Regional Authority, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Divided business community misses a chance on gas taxes
When it comes to higher gas taxes, most Maryland businesses agree on one thing: They want a guarantee that the money designated for highway revenues will go to roads and bridges. But when the rubber met the road in the Maryland House of Delegates, some...
Tags: Road Transportation, Purple Line (Maryland), Highway Transportation, Executive Branch, Transportation
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