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Hagerstown begins looking at next year's preliminary budget
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe City of Hagerstown on Tuesday rolled out preliminary budget figures for next fiscal year, projecting a $1.05 million shortfall that may need to be filled by a property tax increase, according to city officials. City staff members still have about...Tags: Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Taxation, Wage Contract Issues, Budgets and Budgeting
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White House, senators starting push on immigration
The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch an effort next week to jump-start negotiations to overhaul the immigration system, an issue that has languished in Washington for years. President Obama will begin his second-term immigration...
Tags: John McCain, Immigration, Parties and Movements, Jeff Flake, U.S. Congress
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George Michael: Buyer's remorse?
The downsides of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), generally known as Obamacare, are coming to the forefront. You have to dig a little to learn about these developments since the national media continues to provide cover for this...Tags: Harry Reid, Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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Washington Township Supervisors OK property tax increase
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors on Monday approved a property tax increase some board members say will better prepare the municipality for the future. The 2-mill increase, which supports $4.5 million in general fund spending, will mean about...Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Voting, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Labor battle possible in W.Va. in 2013
Michigan’s recent move to ban unions from collecting mandatory dues from workers might raise the profile of that and similar issues at the West Virginia Legislature’s next session. Champions of the policy known as right to work include at...Tags: Elections, Government, Rick Snyder, Substance Abuse, Democratic Party
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Business Briefs - Dec. 16
Chick-fil-A WASHINGTON — Four Tri-State area residents were among 45 winners from the Washington, D.C., area in the “VIP of My Chick-fil-A” election contest following election results parties on Nov. 5. Every super fan “VIP,&...Tags: Elections, Tuition Planning Services, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), House Building
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Dot Foods donating $61,126 to assist superstorm victims
In response to the tragic events of Hurricane Sandy in the northeastern United States, Dot Foods is donating $61,126 to the American Red Cross and Covenant House New York to be used toward disaster relief. “With our distribution centers in New York...Tags: Jim White, Career and Workplace, American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Covenant House
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ThompsonGas acquires 3 Southern propane marketing companies
dona@herald-mail.comHagerstown-based ThompsonGas said Friday it has acquired three propane marketing companies in two southern states, making it the 16th-largest retail propane company in the United States. The ThompsonGas subsidiary, ThompsonGas-Smokies LLC, purchased...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Despite deal, federal taxes to rise for most Americans
Associated PressWhile the tax package that Congress passed New Year’s Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That’s because the legislation did nothing to...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress
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Julia Manor employees volunteer for Red Cross
Recently, six Julia Manor Health Care Center staff members participated in a charity fundraiser sponsored by the Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Julia Manor employees wrapped gifts for holiday shoppers at Valley Mall. As a...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Charity, American Red Cross
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Audit of state prisons in Washington County finds procedural problems
dona@herald-mail.comA state audit of the three state prisons in Washington County found deficiencies with how inmate receipts and disbursements, payroll adjustments and corporate card purchases were processed, but no evidence of misplaced or misused funds. “We did not...Tags: Career and Workplace, Roxbury, Prisons, Accounting and Auditing, Economy, Business and Finance
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Several housing options being looked into for Washington County Public Schools' operations
julieg@herald-mail.comThe estimated costs of several long-term options to house Washington County Public Schools’ operations based at a Commonwealth Avenue complex range from an estimated $4 million to buy a former power company building to $16 million to build a new...Tags: Public Schools, Company Privatization, Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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