To death and taxes, you can add T-Mobile bills.
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Read More »October 17, 2012 Comments Off on Phone charges outlive user
To death and taxes, you can add T-Mobile bills.
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Read More »August 16, 2012 Comments Off on Week in review – 8/17/12
Mechanic’s time almost up The ultra-modern Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, once part of Baltimore’s urban renaissance, could be removed from the city’s Special List for historic preservation next month following a public hearing, clearing the way for its demolition by ...
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Read More »June 29, 2012 Comments Off on Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill
WASHINGTON — Finding rare political accommodation on the cusp of a holiday recess, Congress passed legislation Friday designed to salvage 2.8 million jobs and shield students from a sharp increase in loan interest rates. The legislation, which also revamps highway ...
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Read More »June 21, 2012 2 Comments
Maryland senators say a farm bill passed by the Senate retains important bay conservation programs. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, meanwhile, says it is encouraged by the bill passed Thursday. The foundation says the Senate had originally eliminated $50 million a ...
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Read More »May 22, 2012 Comments Off on O’Malley signs chicken feed arsenic ban
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland next year will become the first state to ban an arsenic additive in chicken feed. Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the measure into law on Tuesday along with scores of other bills, including reforms to Maryland’s estate tax ...
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Read More »May 16, 2012 Comments Off on House OKs anti-violence against women bill
WASHINGTON — House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that’s become as much about female voters this election year as cracking down on ...
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Read More »May 16, 2012 Comments Off on Bill would benefit same-sex partners of U.S. workers
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has approved legislation to give benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee sent the legislation to the full Senate on Wednesday. The Senate has failed to pass previous ...
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Read More »May 8, 2012 Comments Off on GOP blocks Senate debate on Democrats’ student loan bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Tuesday to preserve low interest rates for millions of college students’ loans, as the two parties engaged in election-year choreography aimed at showing each is the better protector of families in today’s ...
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Read More »April 27, 2012 1 Comment
WASHINGTON — House Republicans and Democrats expressed optimism Friday about sending a cybersecurity bill to President Barack Obama this year despite significant disagreements with the Senate and the White House. The House delivered a strong bipartisan vote Thursday for the ...
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Read More »April 27, 2012 Comments Off on GOP ignores veto threat, passes student loan bill
WASHINGTON — Republicans ignored a veto threat and overcame a rebellion by party conservatives to push a bill through the House Friday keeping interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer. Lawmakers voted 215-195 to approve ...
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