Deputy State Prosecutor Kelly Madigan will lead Baltimore County's new independent agency tasked with investigating government fraud and waste.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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