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WASHINGTON — The White House is urging Congress to pass a bipartisan compromise on student loans that would offer lower interest rates for the next few years. The White House on Tuesday released a statement urging swift passage of the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland senators submitted a compromise on Thursday on how to raise revenue in a package of budget legislation by increasing income taxes. The proposal, outlined by Sen. Edward Kasemeyer during budget negotiations, would raise about $309 million for ...

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On the eve of her inauguration this week, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called representatives of both sides of the contentious State Center lawsuit to her City Hall office for a private meeting. The mayor’s spokesman, Ryan O’Doherty, said Rawlings-Blake sought to ...

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WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved legislation ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration and President Barack Obama signed it into law, clearing the way for thousands of employees to return to work and hundreds of airport ...

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WASHINGTON — With time growing short and warnings more dire, the first, fragile signs emerged Thursday of a possible compromise to raise the nation’s debt limit and avert a potentially catastrophic default on Aug. 2. Under a plan discussed by ...

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Many advise against watching the legislative process — famously likening it to the making of sausage. But so far this year, the product in Maryland might look more like prime rib — relatively speaking, of course. Over the last four ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Hundreds of health insurance brokers who were afraid the O’Malley administration’s health benefits exchange would put them out of business are reasonably happy with the bill that passed the House of Delegates and was reported to the Senate ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Senate committee approved compromise legislation Wednesday night that would limit businesses’ use of credit reports and histories in hiring employees. The bill, SB 132, cleared the Finance Committee on a 7-4 vote and will likely be considered ...

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WASHINGTON — A broad aviation bill that would advance modernization of the nation’s air traffic control system moved a step closer to passage Thursday when the Senate approved a compromise to increase flights between the West Coast and Reagan National ...

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