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Washington Co. budgets approved with no change in tax rates
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the county’s proposed 2013-14 fiscal year operating budget of $245.9 million. The budget calls for tax rates to remain the same as last fiscal year, with a real estate tax of 94.8...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Employees
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Andrew Serafini: Session proves decisions have consequences
In an effort to provide open and transparent government, the Washington County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly will be hosting a post-legislative public forum on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in Room...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Mack Trucks, Inc., Anirban Basu, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Waynesboro Area School Board adopts preliminary budget for 2013-14
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Waynesboro Area School Board has whittled down a budget shortfall for 2013-14, preliminarily approving a $49 million spending plan that does not raise taxes. The board has until June 30 to adopt a final budget. On Tuesday, the district’s...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Letters to the Editor - April 24
What are the implications of the ‘Jesus stomp?’ To the editor: You might have heard about it, maybe not. A professor at a public (tax-funded) university in Florida had his students conduct the following assignment: Write the name “...Tags: Mitt Romney, Poverty, Nutrition, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Benjamin L. Cardin, Shelley Moore Capito, Labor Markets, Politics
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2014
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Drugs and Medicines, Politics, Barack Obama
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Prep Baseball: Hubs erase early deficit, down South
koelble@herald-mail.comNorth Hagerstown faced its largest deficit of the season right away in its baseball contest against South Hagerstown on Wednesday. It didn’t take long for the Hubs to rally from a 3-0 deficit as they went on to post a 6-4 win over the Rebels on a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Wars and Interventions
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Maryland governor's capital budget allocates $100,000 for lock, lockhouse renovations
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comGov. Martin O’Malley’s capital budget bill that cleared the Senate on Wednesday sets aside $100,000 for renovations and repairs to Lock 44, Lockhouse 44 and the Western Maryland Railroad Lift Bridge in Williamsport as part of improvements to...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, National Parks, Executive Branch, Politics, Tourism and Leisure
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Letters to the Editor - April 1
Leaders’ choices will affect future downtown development To the editor: We as a city and community are at a crossroads as we currently sit squarely on the cusp of letting what we so desperately need in regard to revitalization go the other way. We...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. House of Representatives, Defense of Marriage Act, Politics, Federal Aviation Administration
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Rep. John K. Delaney: Signal from the airport - we need a new flight plan
The indiscriminate budget cuts known as “sequestration” will soon be felt in Maryland and in Washington County. Last week it was announced that air traffic control towers at the Hagerstown and Frederick airports will likely be closed. The...Tags: Head Start, Air Transportation Industry, Barbara A. Mikulski, Politics, Federal Aviation Administration
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Antietam Fire Company in Hagerstown a step closer to getting renovation money
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe state’s Capital Budget bill cleared a crucial step in the House of Delegates on Wednesday when it passed a second reading, and tucked away in it was a provision setting aside $85,000 for the Antietam Fire Company in Hagerstown. The Capital...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Aetna Inc., Politics, Maryland General Assembly, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Larry Wellborn: Scaling back on postal services
The Postal Service has been in the news a lot lately, and for good reason. The Postal Service has lost billions of dollars while losing market share to electronic forms of communication. But this is not entirely the fault of the Post Office or the...Tags: Interior Policy, Consumers, Politics, Consumer Confidence, Pension and Welfare
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