Many Maryland lawmakers clash over how to cut income tax
Annapolis experts weigh a clash between rate cuts and exemption raises as Gov Glendening and House Speaker Taylor push for a tax cut while opponents push for broader exemptions. The race to craft a fiscally sound plan faces gambling proposals and budget gaps, with potential $500 million holes by 2001 and uncertain job growth.
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DoT backs Maryland Midland plan amid CSX merger doubts
DoT official Missy Cassidy told the Western Maryland delegation the department supports many aspects of Maryland Midland Railway’s plan to buy CSX track rights and extend service from Hagerstown to the Port of Baltimore. The state seeks STB-led safeguards against a rail monopoly and questions funding for Howard Street tunnel upgrades, suggesting railroads may cover costs. Maryland Midland counters that extra state tax revenue could fund improvements.
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Muffin Lady Saved by Firehouse Kitchen in Westminster
Linda Fisher, a 47 year old baker from near Westminster, lost her home operation after a health department shut down. Westminster Volunteer Fire Co offered their firehouse kitchen, enabling her to bake at 2 a.m. and deliver about eight dozen muffins daily to 22 businesses with a wagon. She plans to expand to eight more shops while voicing gratitude for community support. Carroll County officials and local prosecutors express understanding of the shutdown and relief at her return to business.
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Mr. Daggett
Dispute snarls Ferguson bill in Maryland Senate
A Frederick County senator’s bill to raise penalties for kidnapping and child sex offenses faces a tangle of floor amendments in the Maryland Senate. Debates over mandatory minimums and redefining first degree rape delayed action, with votes postponed until next Tuesday.
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Timothy Ferguson
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
Christopher van Hollen
Montgomery
Christopher McCabe
R-Howard
Special Commission On
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Brian Frosh
D-Montgomery
Mr. van Hollen
Mr. Frosh
Frosh
Panel OKs bill to remove drug offenders from office
Maryland Senate panel backs a constitutional amendment to disqualify elected officials convicted of drug offenses. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Timothy Ferguson, moves to the Senate floor and would require a 60 percent vote for passage, then House approval and voter referendum. The bill narrows today’s rule tied to felonies or morals turpitude offenses, with some drug offenses remaining unclear.
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Timothy Ferguson
Frederick Carroll
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Senate
Judicial Proceedings Committee
House of Delegates
Old silk mill to become museum in Lonaconing
In Lonaconing, Herbert Crawford, who bought the General Textile Mill in 1978 with a partner, envisions turning the abandoned silk mill into a museum, shopping complex and perhaps a light industrial plant. The mill closed July 7, 1957, after a labor dispute over a nickel raise, leaving shoes and aprons behind. Crawford, a 62 year old local schoolteacher, previously faced failed plans for manufacturing return due to grant issues and once rejected a $300,000 salvage offer, now selling bobbins for $29.95 at craft shows. he estimates over 2 million wooden bobbins remain on site.
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Herbert Crawford
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