GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
BY: Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational. Although the Coalition for Life of Iowa’s application was ultimately approved in [...] |
MVA streamlines online license renewal
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on [...] |
Former IRS chief: Can’t say how targeting happened
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress on Tuesday that he knew little about what was happening while he was still commissioner. Douglas Shulman, who vacated his position last November when his five-year term [...] |
Anne Arundel Co. Council modifies stormwater fees
BY: Associated Press ANNAPOLIS — The Anne Arundel County property owners are getting a break on a new stormwater fee. The county council voted Monday to limit commercial property owners’ fees at 25 percent of their property tax bill and phase in homeowners’ fees. The Capital of Annapolis reports that property owners with bills of $500 or more [...] |
Hunting bills seen helping Md. counties
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Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures
BY: Associated Press DENVER — In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots. It’s the latest — and most substantial — development in a nationwide Democratic Party effort to strike back at two years of Republican [...] |
Ad to begin airing praising gun-control bill
BY: Associated Press ANNAPOLIS — A television ad will begin airing in the Baltimore area that praises the gun-control measure recently signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley. The ad is set to begin airing early this week. It’s part of a campaign by supporters, who want to outline how they believe the law will be effective in preventing gun [...] |
Allegany County looks to revise tattoo rules
BY: Associated Press CUMBERLAND — Allegany County is looking to update its regulations governing tattoo shops, making changes that would let the shops tattoo kids with the permission of their parents. The Cumberland Times-News reports county health officials are looking to make the changes, which would have to be adopted by county commissioners. The paper says kids sometimes [...] |
CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1 trillion by 2023
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress’ nonpartisan budget analyst says President Barack Obama’s budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade. The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that after four straight years of annual shortfalls exceeding $1 trillion, Obama’s budget would leave this year’s deficit at $669 billion. The report says annual budget [...] |
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