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Pension shift to cost Washington County millions
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Maryland General Assembly wrapped up a three-day special session Wednesday, approving a budget that will shift a portion of the state’s share of teacher pension costs to local jurisdictions over four years, including Washington County. While...Tags: Finance, Interior Policy, Employees, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Special session ends as Md. House approves tax hikes, pension shift
Associated PressThe Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday gave final approval to a budget package that raises income taxes for some and splits teacher pension costs with local governments. The House voted 77-60 on the measure raising taxes on single filers who make...Tags: Democratic Party, Trips and Vacations, Health, Voting, Interior Policy
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Teacher pension issue in limbo as Md. House fails to take action
andrews@herald-mail.comA breakdown in the legislative budget-approval process on Monday night has frozen — if only temporarily — plans to shift teacher-pension costs from the state to Maryland’s counties. The shift was expected to be phased in starting in the...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Politics, Interior Policy, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting
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Washington County Commissioners OK budget adjustments for schools
The Washington County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved second-quarter budget adjustments for county schools during a brief meeting with school system officials Tuesday. The Washington County Board of Education approved the adjustments on March...
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School employees retirement system burdening already strapped districts in Pa.
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFranklin County school officials say higher costs associated with the Public School Employees’ Retirement System are burdening districts already facing increased operational costs and stagnant revenues. In the early 2000s, Pennsylvania school...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Washington County Public Schools to update system software
julieg@herald-mail.comIt was the late 1970s. People listened to music on vinyl records, cassette tapes or eight-track cartridges. “Space Invaders” was in the arcades, but hadn’t yet hit the home video-game market. And Apple Inc. was still producing text...Tags: Public Schools, Entertainment, Interior Policy, Apple Inc., Teaching and Learning
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State lawmakers differ on necessity of special session
andrews@herald-mail.comState lawmakers representing Washington County suspect they’ll be called back to Annapolis for a special session on budget matters. But they say three months should have been enough for the legislature to finish its work. It should never have...Tags: Democratic Party, Christopher B. Shank, Ronald N. Young, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Interior Policy
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Education, prisons, pensions were on local lawmakers' agendas
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County’s state legislators pursued some lofty but unattainable goals this year, along with several more grounded ideas that succeeded. Sen. George C. Edwards and Del. John P. Donoghue each won a share of the state’s capital...Tags: Christopher B. Shank, Epinephrine, Companies and Corporations, Interior Policy, College Sports
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Mail Call - April 27
“The first debate between Romney and President Obama: If I was Romney, I would ask President Obama can you run on your record? More people on unemployment, more people on food stamps, more people on welfare, higher food prices, higher gas prices, $5...Tags: Abortion, Sarah Palin, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Interior Policy, Elections
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 27
Stadium improvements don’t always mean bigger crowds To the editor: Harry Grove Stadium, home of the Frederick Keys, is 22 years old. It holds 5,000 fans; Hagerstown’s stadium holds about 4,000. The Keys ticket prices are about $2 more...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Finance, Interior Policy
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Md. Senate panel votes to raise income tax, phase in teacher pension costs
Maryland income taxes would rise and a split in teacher pension costs with local governments would be phased in over four years instead of one, under changes to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget plan approved Thursday by the Senate Budget and...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Edward J Kasemeyer, Thomas V. Mike Miller, E-Commerce Industry, Interior Policy
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Lawmaker seeks to exempt Washington Co. from added teacher-pension cost
andrews@herald-mail.comIn newly amended versions of the proposed state budget, Washington County still faces millions of dollars in new costs for teacher pensions. The county also suffered a setback recently when House and Senate budget committees declined to lift a cap on a...Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Aid
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