Tax cuts delayed as Maryland budget is cut
Annapolis Maryland AP House Appropriations Committee moves to trim Gov Parris Glendenings 15 5 billion budget postponing an income tax cut amid Democratic divisions on funding The speaker Casper Taylor backs off plans to pass a 10 percent tax cut needing new revenues or further budget cuts to avoid a future deficit Republicans favor a 6 percent income tax cut next year and propose specific budget reductions
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House Appropriations Committee
Parris Glendening
Casper Taylor
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Taylor
Appropriations Committee
Maryland
GOP delegates push for tax cut not shift in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS The GOP lawmakers insist on a true tax cut rather than a shift as Gov Glendening and House Speaker Taylor push competing plans. Delegates Stup Brinkley note Democrats seek shifts while Republicans press for a 10 percent income tax cut and revenue adjustments. Rawlings says a hearing is planned Wednesday.
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House
J. Anita Stup
Frederick Washington
David Brinkley
Frederick
Parris Glendening
House of Delegates
Casper R. Taylor Jr
Boy Rescued After Fall From Maryland Heights Slope
Zachary Burleson a 14 year old from Kensington West Virginia was treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital after sliding down a slope on Maryland Heights above the Potomac River. A Maryland State Police helicopter and ambulances from Boonsboro Brunswick and Dargan aided the rescue. Rescue crews spotted him with binoculars and reached him with EMTs after he fell Sunday afternoon while hiking the popular climbing spot.
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Kensington
W.va
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Maryland
Boonsboro
Brunswick
Dargan
Maryland Heights
Potomac River
Grieving Arkansas cleans up after deadly tornadoes
A deadly tornado outbreak across Arkansas killed at least 24 people and injured many more. Lee Rhodes died when a store collapsed near his home in Little Rock while his trailer remained intact. President Clinton authorized federal aid and planned a visit as nuclei of devastation spread from Arkadelphia to northeast Arkansas.
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Ark
Lee Rhodes
Gordon
Pete” Caple
Rhodes
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Ohio
Tennessee
Texas
Mississippi
Clinton
Arkansas
Hillary
Arkadelphia
Whitewater
James McDougal
Almanack forecaster confesses off mark on winter predictions
Annapolis AP report says Bill O'Toole and the Hagers Town and Country Almanack mispredicted winter as mild. He notes a wash month and earlier spring hints from garden store manager Tom Farley, while expectations rise for earlier plantings as customers seek spring guidance.
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Bill O’toole
Hagers Town
O'Toole
Mr. O’toole
Tom Farley
Homestead Gardens
Davidsonville
Man With Mental Illness Feels Fear On Downtown Streets
A middle aged man named John walks Patrick Street and into a downtown bank talking to himself with gestures. Bank tellers report he has good and bad days and remains mostly nonviolent. mental health officials urge friendly outreach and emergency evaluations if danger is suspected.
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Patrick Street
John
America
Grady O'Rear
Way Station
O’rear
Pye
Noreen Haas
Frederick’s
Mental Health Association
Thurmont Police Build Trusting Ties With Townspeople
In Thurmont, Officer Timothy R Ayers patrols a quiet Friday night as Montgomery and southern Frederick County growth pushes residents toward US 15. Ayers chats with the gas station security officer, greets locals near Jubilee parking lot, and checks on neighborhoods, building community connections with fellow officers and residents. The scene captures Thurmont’s evolving, close knit policing as growth reshapes the town.
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Timothy R. Ayers
Frederick County
Walkersville
Frederick
Ayers
Sheetz
Officer Ayers
Montgomery County
US 15
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