The federal government ran the second-highest monthly surplus on record this April as tax revenues were pushed higher by a change in the deadline for corporate tax payments. In its monthly budget report, the Treasury Department said Wednesday that the ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government reported a rare surplus of $113 billion for April — the largest in five years and a sign of the nation’s improving finances. Steady economic growth and higher tax rates have boosted the tax revenue ...

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Despite better-than-expected revenue totals for fiscal year 2012, the state comptroller cautioned Thursday that stunted wage growth shows that Maryland’s economy is still fragile.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s beleaguered Developmental Disabilities Administration, with thousands on its waiting list for care, left $25 million in state funding unspent over the last two years, and wound up having to return the money to the state’s general fund, ...

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RICHMOND, Va. —Virginia ended the last fiscal year with a nearly $545 million surplus, and Gov. Bob McDonnell has asked the General Assembly to use part of it to establish a reserve fund to deal with fallout from the tumultuous ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Attorney Grievance Commission’s annual budget would need to be approved by the state, and any unspent annual revenue would go to Maryland’s general fund rather than remain with the disciplinary body under a legislative proposal the Maryland ...

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