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Dixon friend pleads guilty
Sun reporterBaltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's former campaign chairman pleaded guilty to charges of failing to file tax returns related to his work as a computer consultant for the City Council and has agreed to cooperate in the state prosecutor's probe into no-bid...Tags: Court Preliminary, Ethics, Justice System, Anne Arundel County, Prosecution
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Slots no longer seen as fiscal fix
Recent economic turmoil has diminished Maryland tax collections so much that legalizing slot-machine gambling would no longer be enough to solve the state's long-term budget problems, according to new fiscal estimates. A year ago, state officials...Tags: Executive Branch, Lotteries, Casino and Gambling, Government Debt, Tourism and Leisure
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IRS cuts some slack for those facing hardships
Would you believe a kindler, gentler Internal Revenue Service? The agency says it is cutting some slack now for those who owe back taxes given the economic turmoil. Among the promised changes: •Suspension of collection actions if you lost a job,...Tags: Internal Revenue Service
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Patronage endures, even in hard times
State lawmakers, using a system of patronage that persists in Annapolis despite tight budgetary times, are seeking to direct hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to projects at nonprofit organizations they help run. In Baltimore, Del. Hattie N....Tags: Building Material, Finance, Somerville, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Public Finance
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Riding out the recession: IRS might be willing to wait
Is the IRS liening on you? There might be some relief if a tax lien on your house is preventing you from refinancing your mortgage or selling your home. You or your lender can ask the IRS to make its tax lien secondary to the one bythe mortgage...Tags: Mortgages, Internal Revenue Service, Mass Media
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Md. to open bidding today for slots licenses
As they prepare to open bids for slots licenses today, Maryland officials are casting a wary eye on Kansas, hoping that recent history will not be repeated. In Kansas, two gambling development companies won the rights to build "destination casinos"...Tags: Penn National Gaming, Lotteries, Casino and Gambling, Annapolis, Kansas Legislature
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Congress seeks to have hospitals justify tax-exempt status
Proposals in the Maryland General Assembly to define which patients are eligible for financial assistance at hospitals are getting an unexpected push from Congress, which might soon consider legislation aimed at making nonprofit hospitals justify their...Tags: Finance, Poverty, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Death, Internal Revenue Service
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Four bodies found in home
Sun reportersThe bodies of two adults and two teenagers were discovered last night in a home in Cockeysville by a 15-year-old boy who lived at the home, Baltimore County Police said. The dead were discovered shortly after 5 p.m. when the boy, who had spent the...Tags: John Browning, Death, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Lawyers
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Impact of vote on slots
As the November referendum on slots nears, Maryland voters can expect a barrage of warnings from proponents about what a "no" vote could mean: cuts to public education and health care, higher taxes and the demise of the state's horse racing legacy. In...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Lotteries, Local Government, Casino and Gambling, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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Numbers game
Sun reporterMaryland voters listening to the debate over legalizing slot-machine gambling in the state might be feeling a bit of deja vu - from the 2000 presidential race. Back then, George W. Bush and Al Gore frequently lobbed accusations of "fuzzy math" when...Tags: Lotteries, Local Government, Annapolis, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure
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Dixon corruption case could expand
The City Hall corruption case against Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and other officials could widen to include additional development projects, one of several fresh details revealed Thursday when prosecutors and defense attorneys met in open court for...Tags: Belair-Edison, Sheila Dixon, Ethics, Corporate Crime, Harbor East
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