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St. Mary's College trying to fill freshman class
St. Mary's College of Maryland has only locked in about two-thirds of the students it needs for a full freshman class next school year, a shortfall that could cost the public liberal arts school $3.5 million in lost tuition. Though the school's...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Students
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Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Barack Obama, Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Maryland is all tax and no budget cut
The Sun's editorial board just does not get it ("Neuman's reckless veto," April 30). Maryland has been taxed to the hilt in the last seven years. There is nothing left to give. There have been 37 tax and fee increases. That is a failure of leadership...
Tags: Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Government, Anthony G. Brown
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Where our democracy works and where it doesn't
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Elected officials who had been against allowing undocumented...
Tags: Elections, Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Budgets and Budgeting, National Rifle Association of America
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Cardin pledges to press for sequestration alternative in town hall meetings
Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with federal workers and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October. But he acknowledged that achieving a...
Tags: Ken Ulman, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, White House
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Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now
A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Public Housing, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Employees, Government
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Five Maryland airport control towers to be closed next month
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to close five air traffic control towers in Maryland — among 149 nationwide — to comply with across-the-board budget cuts mandated by Congress, a move that could clog operations at BWI Marshall...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Congress, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration
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Md. to receive $45.6M for homeless services
Maryland will receive $45.6 million from the Obama administration for housing and local services for the homeless, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday. The Continuum of Care grants will be used to renew support for...
Tags: Annapolis, Substance Abuse, Carroll County (Maryland), Homelessness, Long Term Care
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Some in Laurel facing sequestration with optimism, others brace for trickle-down effect
When Congress and the White House failed to make a deal on budget cuts March 1, sequestration went into effect, requiring federal agencies to identify $85 billion in required cuts. The looming reductions, which will be spread across agencies —...
Tags: Annapolis, Budgets and Budgeting, Business, Government, Finance
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Dow is up: Happy days here again?
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith once observed that there are two kinds of market forecasters, those who don't know and those who don't know they don't know. That is well illustrated by the current disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street, as the...
Tags: Dow Jones Industrial Average, Charlie Brown (fictional character), U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Lawmakers look past cuts to next budget battle
Days after the Obama administration threatened widespread furloughs of government employees, one of Maryland's largest federal agencies, the Social Security Administration, said it might shoulder across-the-board spending cuts without sending any of its...
Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Budgets and Budgeting, Demonstration, Martin O'Malley, Business
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Letter from Hopkins executives outlines impact of federal budget cuts
The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System leadership sent this letter today outlining how much federal budget cuts will cost the medical system. From: Paul B. Rothman and Ronald R. Peterson [mailto:jhmedexec@jhmi.edu] Sent: Friday, March 01,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Health Insurance
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