Morningstar Profiles Five New Bills In Maryland Assembly
Frederick County Democrat M. Albert Morningstar, in his second year, has profiled five new measures and is drafting three more. Proposals include exempting the first 5,000 retirement pay from state income tax for retirees over 55, with a likely defeat this year. Also moving are tax relief for nursing homes, probate reform to remove inheritance tax from deceased spouses, reduced nurse reactivation fees, and lawyer appearance fees to be paid to the Court.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
M. Albert Morningstar
Maryland General Assembly
Morningstar
Frederick
del. Thomas Kernan
Baltimore County
State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Moringstar
House Judiciary Committee
Maryland HSCRC waiver faces new government limits on costs
The article explains the Medicare waiver for Maryland and a few other states, tied to state rate regulation by HSCRC. Officials warn tighter government conditions may end the waiver, with changes affecting Maryland’s ability to control health care costs and keep a single regulator rather than a federal bureaucracy. It notes Maryland’s cost increases lag national averages since HSCRC’s 1970s creation and cites potential risks if the waiver ends.
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Maryland
James Kelly
Kelly
Maryland General Assembly
MHA
Wade
President Malcolm Kerr slain at American University of Beirut
On the Beirut campus of the American University of Beirut a gunman shot and killed university president Malcolm Kerr, 52, as he exited an elevator to go to his office. Lebanese forces sealed the campus and hospital area as authorities investigated conflicting initial reports of the attack.
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Beirut
Lebanon
American University of Beirut
Malcolm Kerr
Kerr
American University Hospital
Delwin Roy
Atlanta
Roy
College Hall
West
Manara
Hughes lays out 93 million education reform funding plan
Hughes claims to have unearthed 93 million for education and pay programs from two major sources. He outlines pension reform saving 82 million and new corporate capital gains taxes adding almost 99 million, with Bay fees and construction funding shaping the supplemental budget. He cautions about reliance on estimates and options for pension changes, noting potential shortfalls could be funded later without a special session.
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Hughes
Maryland
Dania
Chesapeake Bay
Somerset County
Chesapeake
Ariates
General Assembly
Ats
State lifts tax lien on Mathias property
The Maryland comptroller lifted a $5,667.45 income tax lien against U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. and his wife Ann B. Mathias in Frederick County. The lien, filed Jan. 10, 1984 after being issued Dec. 13, 1983, was tied to $3,966.69 owed for 1980 taxes and dissolved at the state’s request. Mathias expressed shock, suggesting a mail mix up. officials cited a rare action and possible internal misunderstandings. Peggy Nalle, Mathias aide, said the problem likely stemmed from postal confusion and that the lien removal returns them to square one.
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State Comptroller’s Office
Frederick County
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R.md
Ann B. Mathias
Mathias
Comptroller's Office
Circuit Court
Ihe
Marvin Bond
Susanne F. Twentey
State Employment Security Administration
Comptroller's
Bond
Peggy Nalle
Ma. Nalle
Ms. Nalle
Rain forecast for Central Pacific coast and Florida
The National Weather Service expects rain on Thursday along the central Pacific coast and in Florida. Snow is predicted for eastern New England and very cold conditions cover the north central states. The Weather Service details regional precipitation and temperature expectations.
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National Weather Service
Central
Pacific Coast
Florida
New England
Fire log shows multiple alarms and transfers across counties
Fire log details alarms from Lib erty towns to Urbana and beyond between 12:23 pm and 10:47 pm. Responding units include Libertytown Woodsboro Walkersville New Market Braddock Heights Jefferson Urbana Carroll Manor and Beallsville. Also notes an inaugural train run in 1981 from Paris to Lyons.
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Libertytown
Walkersville
Woodsboro
New Midway
New Market
Rocky Ridge
Mount Zion Road
Braddock Heights
Jefferson
Main ST
Urbana
Sain Eastalco Aluminum .Co
Carroll Manor
Jeferson
Independent
Boxwood Lane
Hyattstown
River Road
Beallsville
BEC Railroad
Brunswick
Lovettsville
Paris
Lyons
France
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