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Abortion clinics lose licenses again
State health regulators suspended the licenses of several abortion clinics owned by Associates in OB/GYN Care for the second time after an employee with no health care license or certification gave a patient a drug to induce an abortion at the Baltimore...
Tags: Family Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Problems, Finance, Common
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: Entertainment Events, U.S. House of Representatives, Rand Paul, Joe Biden, U.S. Senate
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'Black liquor' bill resurrected
Some Annapolis lawmakers have gotten in the Easter spirit a little early. A bill that would curtail millions in renewable-energy subsidies for mostly out-of-state paper mills comes to the Senate floor Monday, after being killed last week and then revived...Tags: Annapolis, Easter, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy
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Easter a time to renew — and for renewable wind energy
Easter's message of hope and new life is a universal and much-needed one throughout the world, but particularly for Marylanders this year as we celebrate the passage of the offshore wind bill by the Maryland General Assembly. I'm filled with thanks to...
Tags: Christianity, Michael E. Busch, Martin O'Malley, Anglicanism, Renewable Energy
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Closing deadly loopholes
In July, authorities discovered that a radiology technician who had worked in Maryland and several other states had been injecting himself with narcotics-filled syringes, refilling them with saline and leaving them behind for use on patients. More than 1,...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Radiology, Hepatitis C , Liposuction
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Committee passes legislation to license staffing agencies
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday for a proposed law that would require state licensing of medical staffing companies after a radiographer was accused of exposing hundreds of Marylanders to hepatitis C. In a telephone call after the...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation, Theft, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hepatitis
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Minimum wage bill fails in committee
The Baltimore SunA bill to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $10 an hour failed in a Senate committee vote Wednesday, its sponsor said. The Raise Maryland campaign, part of a national effort, sought to increase the state's minimum per-hour wage from $7.25 to one of...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Labor Legislation
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Pipeline regulation bill dies in House
A House committee has killed a bill that would have imposed state safety regulations on interstate natural gas pipelines that run through Maryland after concerns were raised whether they would conflict with federal law. The Economic Matters Committee...Tags: Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), U.S. Congress, Baltimore County, Robert A. Zirkin
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Sequestration was Obama's idea; now he doesn't like it?
I was dismayed by your recent, misleading article on the Republican's responsibility for the budget sequester (The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Jack Lew, the White House chief of staff and budget director, set up the sequester in 2011, and Rob Nabors,...
Tags: Republican Party, White House, Jay Carney, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Senate
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Costco CEO joins effort to raise Maryland's minimum wage
Costco and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce are among more than 70 businesses and groups that support raising the minimum wage in Maryland, according Raise Maryland, a group advocating for a higher wage. "We pay a starting hourly wage of $11.50 in...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Labor Legislation, Business
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Offshore wind bill emerges from key committee
On its third try in three years, Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill to spur development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City won the approval of a key committee Tuesday night, setting the stage for what is expected to be easy passage on the...Tags: Executive Branch, Voting, Government, Martin O'Malley, Baltimore County
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Maryland becomes a liberal paradise
If you're a liberal living in Maryland, there's been plenty of reason to smile lately. The Old Line State continues to beat a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of progressive policy and politics in the United States. Let's start with last...
Tags: Executive Branch, Voting, Government, Martin O'Malley, U.S. Senate
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U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Photos
J. Russell George, left, Treasury inspector general for...
(May 21, 2013)
Left to right, J. Russell George, Treasury inspector ge...
(May 21, 2013)
Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman is sworn in for...
(May 21, 2013)
