Deputy State Prosecutor Kelly Madigan will lead Baltimore County's new independent agency tasked with investigating government fraud and waste.
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Read More »December 12, 2019 Comments Off on Baltimore Co. taps deputy state prosecutor to run new ethics office
Deputy State Prosecutor Kelly Madigan will lead Baltimore County's new independent agency tasked with investigating government fraud and waste.
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Read More »June 26, 2013 Comments Off on Watchdog: IRS fought oversight in tea party cases
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service long has resisted efforts by an internal watchdog to help groups seeking tax-exempt status, creating a culture that enabled agents to improperly target such organizations for additional scrutiny, the National Taxpayer Advocate reported Wednesday. ...
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Read More »November 14, 2012 Comments Off on Board of Public Works authorizes 44 gambling oversight jobs
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved the creation of 44 gambling regulation jobs within the Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency that are directly associated with the passage of Question 7 for expanded gambling ...
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Read More »September 3, 2012 Comments Off on Joe Nathanson: Better service oversight a priority for Wells
He runs an organization with an annual budget of just under $1 billion. He’s responsible for the activities of 3,200 employees.
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Read More »March 12, 2012 Comments Off on Suit challenges federal licensing of tax preparers
McLEAN, Va. — After three decades as a part-time tax preparer, 80-year-old Elmer Kilian of Eagle, Wis., is concerned that new IRS regulations may prevent him from hanging out his shingle. Kilian is one of three plaintiffs in a federal ...
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Read More »November 17, 2011 Comments Off on Letters to the Editor – 11/18/11
As the two chief volunteer officers of The Arc Baltimore, we share the concern, indeed the outrage, over the news that the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), reverted unspent funds to the state general fund. (“Maryland disabilities agency leaves $38M unspent,” ...
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Read More »July 12, 2011 Comments Off on IRS: 100K tax preparers fail to follow new rules
WASHINGTON — About 100,000 paid tax preparers worked on 2011 returns but did not follow new rules requiring them to register with the Internal Revenue Service, the agency said Tuesday. The IRS launched an initiative last year to better police ...
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Read More »March 8, 2011 Comments Off on House committee holds hearing in Baltimore on foreclosure crisis
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a field hearing on the foreclosure crisis at the University of Maryland law school in Baltimore Tuesday morning. Gov. Martin O'Malley and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake were among the panelists who testified about the effects on foreclosure on cities and families.
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Read More »February 8, 2011 1 Comment
Just a few months ago, many Chesapeake Bay advocates were hopeful Congress would pass legislation that would strengthen federal authority over the bay cleanup and provide billions of dollars to control pollution from storm water and other sources of pollution. ...
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Read More »November 16, 2010 1 Comment
WASHINGTON — Bank of America is telling a Senate panel it is making changes in its foreclosure process after an extensive review found areas needing improvement. The bank is one of several big mortgage lenders that recently suspended foreclosures temporarily ...
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