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Jun 20, 2013

House rejects farm bill, 62 Republicans vote no

WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a five year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that would have cut $2 billion annually from food stamps and let states impose broad new work requirements […]

Jun 11, 2013

Senate passes farm bill, moving debate to House

WASHINGTON — The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today. That […]

Nov 5, 2012

Eye Opener: One more day of campaigning

Just one day until voters in Maryland will help decide the nation's next president and a slew of local ballot initiatives, the campaigning continues.

Sep 13, 2012

Eye Opener: Hagerstown officials optimistic about new stadium

A few government and politics headlines for your perusal over morning coffee.

Jul 23, 2012

Vilsack: House must pass drought help in farm bill

DES MOINES, Iowa — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pushed Monday for Congress to act on a farm bill that would reinstate expired disaster assistance programs for farmers experiencing the worst […]

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This photo, courtesy of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command, shows the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the shrinking amount of steel wreckage remaining in Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel. Unified Command cleared a 400-foot-wide swath of the federal channel May 20, permitting all pre-collapse, deep-draft commercial vessels transit of the Port of Baltimore. Unified Command continues to clear wreckage from the bottom of the Patapsco River, projecting to fully restore the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original 700-foot width and 50-foot depth by June 8-10. (Maryland State Police Aviation Command)

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