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Maryland should be careful about upending its liability law
The personal injury lawyers' bar likes to try to divide the personal injury systems of the 50 United States into two different buckets — contributory negligence and comparative fault — and then make up hypothetical cases to try to portray...Tags: Defendants, Prosecution, Trials, Justice System, Annapolis
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Maryland unemployment-insurance tax to drop in 2013
Many Maryland employers will see the tax they pay for unemployment insurance drop by more than half next year. The tax cut, which will be announced Monday by the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, reflects the improving employment...Tags: Labor Markets, Civil Laws, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Insurance
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O'Malley to appeal for gas tax
Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to make a personal, perhaps quixotic pitch Wednesday for what could be the least popular proposal in Annapolis this year: raising the tax on gasoline.
The governor is scheduled to testify before House and Senate...Tags: Personal Income, Regional Authority, Government, Automotive Equipment, Clarksville
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So much to do: Annapolis Democrats push ambitious agenda
Democratic leaders in Annapolis have compiled a "To Do" list for the next three months that includes raising taxes and changing the definition of marriage. Some also want to close off big chunks of Maryland to development and open even more casinos in the...Tags: Government, Justice System, Wind Power, Parties and Movements, Baltimore County
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Maryland sees biggest job loss in nation in April
Maryland shed 6,000 jobs in April, the federal government said Friday — the largest monthly loss in the country during a month when most states gained, but one that might have been overstated.
The figures, which are preliminary and adjusted for...Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Personal Income, Labor Markets, Democratic Party, Government Debt
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Ire over income tax plan to get louder Monday
A Maryland family making more than $175,000 will pay at least $254 more in income taxes this year under a revenue-raising plan the Maryland General Assembly is expected to take up when it convenes for special session on Monday.
The same family of joint...Tags: Regional Authority, Personal Income, Government, Small Businesses, Martin O'Malley
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Maryland's overstuffed budget bills
Everyone favors a balanced state budget. The people of Maryland expect the state to live within its means, and the state constitution requires the governor to submit a budget with revenues and spending in balance. But, as demonstrated in the recently...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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O'Malley may try for sales tax increase to fund roads, transit
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he still hopes to convince the legislature to raise money for highway and transit projects — possibly by adding another penny to Maryland's six-percent sales tax and dedicating the extra revenue to transportation.
In an...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Baltimore County, Transportation, Executive Branch
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Maryland becomes first state to ban employers from asking for social media passwords
Moving to the forefront of social media privacy law nationwide, the Maryland General Assembly has passed legislation prohibiting employers in the state from asking current and prospective employees for their user names and passwords to websites such as...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, Prisons, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Want an app? There could be a tax for that
That download of an Angry Birds app, Katy Perry song, or "Captain America" movie could end up costing consumers more, thanks to a "digital products" tax proposal that's being pushed in Annapolis this year by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The bill, part of a move...Tags: Overstock.com Incorporated, Newspapers, Finance, Companies and Corporations, Advertising
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Labor Department: Maryland added 25,000 jobs in 2011
Maryland employers added nearly 25,000 jobs last year, according to new estimates — the best performance since 2006, but one that still leaves the state with more than 80,000 jobs to make up, given the recession's losses.
At this rate of employment...Tags: Engineering, Finance, National Institutes of Health, Companies and Corporations, Employment Opportunities
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Md. legislation targets employer bias against unemployed
Many long-term unemployed have discovered an ugly truth: You need a job to get one. Jobless workers across the country have recounted tales of being written off by a prospective employer if they have been out of work for six months or more. And some...Tags: Labor Markets, Labor Legislation, Lisa A Gladden, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Unemployment
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