Senate panel backs broker commission bill amid bribery rumors
ANNAPOLIS AP A Senate committee chairman seeks details on an alleged mortgage broker remark that bribes could kill a regulatory bill. McGuirk says he has asked for verification, vows no one is for sale, and notes a 4 percent limit on finder’s fees proposed to curb abuses by brokers steering borrowers.
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Annapolis
Senate Committee
Harry J McGuirk
Economic Affairs Committee
Baltimore Democrat
Senate
Someotte
Wall Kall
McGuirk
Charles Brown
State Division of Building and Savings
Frank Pugh Pugh
Somrose
Martin Katz
Warren Klavens
Wlso
Robert Douglass
Pugh
Brown
Mount St Marys student testifies against hitchhiking ban
ANNAPOLIS AP A Mount St Marys College student argues that hitchhiking helps rural students afford travel and keep alert on long drives. Del George Schmincke proposes fines up to 500 for both hitchhikers and drivers, while others suggest age limits and education as alternatives.
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Mount St. Mary’s
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Ken Pringle
Mount St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Del
George T. Schmincke
Police security check may save insurance fee
In Rockville Maryland Montgomery County Police are offering insurance discounts through GEICO for residents whose homes meet security standards. Premiums may drop 10 percent for homeowners and 25 percent for apartment or condo dwellers who qualify under the new plan, a possible first of its kind.
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Rockville, Md
Montgomery County
Government Employees Insurance Company
GEICO
Burch Defends Name Change To Bill
Maryland Attorney General Francis B Burch argues a name change serves more than personal reasons. He seeks to change his middle name from Boucher to Bill, countering a petition denied by the courts. Local attorney Leonard J Kerpelman criticizes the connotations of Bill for the prosecutor and notes Burch’s long use of the nickname Bill.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Francis B. Burch
Boucher
Bill
Leonard J. Kerpelman
Burch
Bureh
Kerpelman
Lovebirds
GM offers 200 dollars for engine switch
Maryland attorney general says Buick or Pontiac owners with Chevrolet V8 engines will receive GM letters by today. Oldsmobile buyers await Illinois court ruling. Buick offers 200 dollars cash and a three year or 36000 mile transferable engine policy to original purchasers.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Francis Burch
General Motors
Cara
House passes energy conservation bill for new homes
ANNAPOLIS AP The Maryland House of Delegates revived and passed a statewide energy conservation bill for new buildings. The measure requires new nonresidential structures to meet ASHRAE standards and could cut heating and cooling energy needs by 62 percent. The same session also approved shortening the divorce residency requirement from three to two years in contested cases. Delegates defeated a joint resolution to form a state gambling study commission amid fears of expansion.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Senate
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration
Del
Steven Sklar
D-Balt
Maryland
Former Mandel aide appointed to 836,200 post
Annapolis AP Michael Suver a former Mandel aide and lobbyist secured Senate confirmation for a 36 200 year post as administrator of the Property Tax Assessments Appeals Board. The vote 25 6 followed objections from Julian Lapides who called Suver a wheeler dealer and warned against political favoritism in a powerful, sensitive position.
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Annapolis
Michael Suver
Chieh
Marvin Mandel
Becom
Mandel
Senate
Julian Lapides
D-Ball
Silver Shad
Propertyy Tax Assessments Appeals Board
Lapides
Ronald Schreiber
Silver
Arthur Helton
D Harford
Helton
State eyes treatment aid for compulsive gamblers
Annapolis AP report on Maryland tackling gambling addiction with a pilot treatment center, statewide system, and advisory board. Testimony from a high earning compulsive gambler who sought help, plus quotes from lawmakers and experts noting gambling as a national issue and the lottery’s impact on local economies.
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Grasp
Tretull
Del
Robert R. Neal
Ranne Arundel
Russell Belding
US Naval Academy
Belding
Reservoir Hill
Baltimore
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Bill Bricker
State Motor Vehicle Administration
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Pringle
Macier
Mary Anne
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St. Ann’s Mens
Harel Rest
N. Market St
Routzahn
Routzahn’s
Home Entertainment Center
Bakers Rack Inc
Coe
Bell
America
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