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Other states woo Maryland's gun manufacturers
As Maryland contemplates passing one of the nation's strictest gun laws, at least seven other states have courted its gun manufacturers, offering tax incentives and open arms elsewhere. The governor of Texas, West Virginia's House speaker and an Illinois...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Prince George's County, Gun Control, Lobbying, Douglas J. J. Peters
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Catherine R. Kane, government administrator
Catherine R. Kane, a Harford County government administrator who earlier had worked for the Baltimore County Department of Social Services, died Feb. 12 from colon cancer at her Bel Air home. She was 65.
"She really was an important part of Social...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Connecticut College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Social Services, Water Supply
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Independent puts money behind Senate run
Arguing that the two-party system is corrupt, a Montgomery County businessman is pouring his own money into an independent bid for the U.S. Senate from Maryland. Rob Sobhani, 52, who announced his candidacy this month, is the first candidate to buy...
Tags: Daniel Bongino, Alan Keyes, Joe Lieberman, Ruhollah Khomeini, Harry Reid
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MGM Resorts and National Harbor announce casino deal
The developers of National Harbor announced Friday they have reached an agreement with Las Vegas giant MGM Resorts International to develop a luxury casino at the proposed gambling site on the Potomac River. Under the agreement between the Peterson Cos....
Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Prince George's County, Howard County, Companies and Corporations, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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The Interview: Rosenbaum building a more entrepreneurial TEDCO
For three decades, Robert A. Rosenbaum helped guide established companies and fresh startups through complex challenges.
The Connecticut native was president of an apparel manufacturing firm, ran technology projects for big companies, and helped...Tags: Abell Foundation, Conservation, Martin O'Malley, Business Enterprises, Startups
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City plans fixes for Pride of Baltimore memorial in disrepair
Twenty-six years ago this month, Roma Foti's daughter, 23-year-old Nina Schack, was one of four crew members who lost their lives when the Pride of Baltimore, a replica of a 19th century sailing vessel, sank in a sudden storm in the Bermuda Triangle....Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Inner Harbor, Cornell University, Rash Field, Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
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New thinking for city finances
City finances have long been under pressure, but the Great Recession and steady attacks on federal and state spending have compounded local financial difficulties. The National League of Cities' annual research brief, City Fiscal Conditions, documents...Tags: National Government, Martin O'Malley, Economic Policy, Government, Companies and Corporations
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Lost 'Fortune'
Walk the streets of downtown Baltimore, and you might feel the presence of its corporate ghosts. On Gay Street, perhaps you'll meet Alexander Brown, the Irish immigrant who started the nation's first investment firm here more than 200 years ago.
Head...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Chicago, T. Rowe Price, Under Armour Inc., Business Enterprises
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Vote on bases likely today
Sun StaffMaryland will learn over the next four days whether four years of lobbying to bring thousands of high-paying defense jobs to the state have paid off. And the most crucial day is likely to be today, when the federal commission that controls the fate of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Defense, Maryland, Lobbying, Continuing Education
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State tourism offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Here's a list of Mid-Atlantic region state travel offices. Alabama // Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, 401 Adams...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Topeka (Shawnee, Kansas), Wilmington, Atlanta, Denver
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2006 session issues
Assault weapons ban // The Assembly rejected legislation that would ban the possession and sale of assault weapons. A federal ban on assault weapons expired in 2004. Budget // The Assembly approved a $29.4 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins...Tags: Marriage, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Same-Sex Marriage, Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Too many bases, Bush tells Mids
Sun National StaffAnnapolis - Closing excess military bases is a difficult but necessary step toward modernizing the military, President Bush told graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, as he urged them to be "champions of change" in a rapidly transforming...Tags: International Military Interventions, Maryland, Defense, George W. Bush, Armed Forces
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