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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Government, Consumers, U.S. Congress, Sales
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With impatiens scarce due to disease, choose begonia and coleus [Lutherville]
Gardeners will have a hard time finding impatiens for their flower gardens this year. The dreaded downy mildew fungal disease that began in Florida last year has spread to Maryland and has infected the ever-popular Impatiens walleriana. The downy mildew...Tags: Strawberries, Martin O'Malley, Allentown, Muhlenberg College, Festive Events
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Partnership bill is good for U.S. and Israel
It is unfortunate that the authors of the recent commentary, "Don't let Israel discriminate," (April 30), distort the purpose and the effect of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act. This bill merely states that the State of Israel is designated as...
Tags: Israel, Personal Data Collection, Trips and Vacations, Interior Policy
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Blocking entry of radicals is good for Israel and U.S.
In their commentary, Zainab Choudry and Saqib Ali ("Don't let Israel discriminate," April 30) objected to Senate Bill 462 (the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013) introduced recently in the U.S. Senate that advocates Israel's right to deny...
Tags: Israel, Immigration, Wars and Interventions, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, U.S. Senate
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Cardin should put Maryland ahead of Israel
I appreciated reading the commentary, "Don't let Israel discriminate," (April 30) This is a concern that has been long documented by the State Department and a new bill in Congress has been written to provide a "look the other way" response to these...
Tags: Israel, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of State
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Perez vote delayed as confirmation fight intensifies
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official. ...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Marco Rubio, Labor Legislation, Lamar Alexander
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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: Judges, John Thune, Barack Obama, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), U.S. Congress
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: E-Commerce Industry, U.S. House of Representatives, Computing and Information Technology Industry, U.S. Congress, Amazon.com Inc.
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Filibuster rules at heart of gun bill 'defeat'
Do the people of the United States know that the U.S. Senate voted favorably on several amendments to the gun control bill? A majority of senators approved amendments requiring background checks for online and gun show purchases, providing special...
Tags: Gun Control, Barbara A. Mikulski, Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: Elections, E-Commerce Industry, U.S. House of Representatives, Computing and Information Technology Industry, U.S. Congress
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Cardin tells Howard officials sequestration is hurting small business
Sen. Ben Cardin joined local business leaders and elected officials Friday in Howard County for an informal town hall meeting to discuss the impact of sequestration and federal budget battles on the county's business community. "It is affecting our...
Tags: Small Businesses, Ken Ulman, Business Enterprises, U.S. House of Representatives, Howard County
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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: Small Businesses, Ken Ulman, Barack Obama, White House, U.S. House of Representatives
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