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Phase-out of Pa. state liquor stores passes House
A Republican plan to phase out Pennsylvania’s 600 state-operated liquor stores and raise millions in revenue by selling licenses to private businesses passed the House easily Thursday and was sent to the Senate. The 105-90 vote after about seven...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Politics, Sales, Mike Turzai
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Jonathan Lesser: Measuring the full cost of Md.'s wind farm subsidy
With the approval of Maryland’s legislature, Gov. Martin O’Malley will soon sign into law new state subsidies to lure power companies to build windmill generators off the coast of Ocean City. The legislation will raise electricity bills, but...Tags: Ocean City, Prices, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Hagerstown, state officials discuss revitalization funds
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comEfforts to get state money for the revitalization of downtown Hagerstown are continuing with two prominent city residents meeting with top officials from the governor’s and lieutenant governor’s office Wednesday to appraise them of...Tags: Anthony G. Brown, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Transportation bill advances in Md. House
Associated PressThe Maryland House of Delegates advanced a transportation funding measure on Wednesday night that supporters say is badly needed, but opponents contend will be a terrible burden on Maryland drivers. A final vote to send the bill to the Senate is expected...Tags: Bob McDonnell, U.S. Congress, Politics, E-Commerce Industry, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
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In Israel, Obama vows unwavering support for Mideast ally
Associated PressRenewing U.S. support for the difficult "work of generations," President Barack Obama assured Israel on Wednesday that his administration would pursue an elusive Mideast peace that would allow residents of the Jewish state to live in peace and free from...Tags: Arab Spring, Politics, Religion and Belief, Blindness, Mahmoud Abbas
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Colo. governor signs bills regulating sale of firearms, ammo
Associated PressThe governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance. The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a...Tags: Gun Control, John Hickenlooper, Criminals, Periodicals, Politics
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Letter to the Editor - March 20
Maryland residents should oppose gas tax To the editor: In response to the recent proposal for yet another tax on Maryland, Gov. O’Malley has requested that the current legislature pass legislation to add another tax — a gas tax. The gas tax...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), FBI, Executive Branch
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At inaugural Mass, Pope Francis calls for protection of nature, the poor and the weak
Associated PressPope Francis laid out the priorities of his pontificate during his installation Mass on Tuesday, urging the princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people attending to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest and to let...Tags: Christianity, FIFA World Cup, Christian Orthodoxy, Francis I, Politics
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Bill attempts to distribute state education aid more equitably
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly has the potential to bring an estimated $11.2 million more in state aid to the Washington County Board of Education over the...Tags: Public Schools, Politics, Executive Branch, Schools, Regional Authority
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Test results expected this week on downtown site once considered for stadium
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comMore than a month after the city received results of environmental testing in the area of the previously considered downtown stadium site, a report is expected to be released to the public by the end of this week, a Hagerstown official said Monday....Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Changes could be in works for EDC
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories on findings and recommendations in The Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Coming Monday: A look at other economic development agencies and how they...Tags: Economic Policy, Board of Directors, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Economic development, agency by agency in Tri-State area
There are different models of economic development organizations in the Tri-State area and beyond, some operating as organs of county government, others as independent authorities or public-private partnerships and, in the case of Washington County, a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Economic Policy, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Chemical Industry, Politics
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