Maryland Assembly Approves Mandel Budget Amid Helicopter Controversy
The Maryland Senate on a 44-2 vote concurred with House amendments to the Mandel administrations 3.1 billion operating budget sent to Governor Mandel. The House rejected bills to cut Health Secretary Neil Solomons 41000 salary and limit state police helicopter use while a proposed 20.9 million cut to balance the budget was also defeated.
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House
del. J. Hugh Nichols
D-Howard
Nichols
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Hargreaves
Del
John Douglass
Dbalt
Maryland lawmakers weigh judges' election relief plan
A constitutional amendment to allow appellate judges to run on their records instead of facing contests cleared the House by one vote and advanced in the Senate but faces doubt as three votes short of final approval. The Senate also advanced bills to abolish the state movie censor board and overhaul a scholarship program, while approving a premium finance measure and the Coastal Facilities Review Act. Exemptions were noted for Anne Arundel County and Baltimore amid Crown Central Petroleum Co. refinery interest.
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House
Senate
Courts of Appeals and
Special Appeals
Judicial Selection Commission
State Movie Censor Board
Legislative College
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore
Crown Central Petroleum Co
Measure to expand public election funding stalled
Maryland public campaign financing bill sits in limbo after Ways and Means and Constitution committees split on sending it to the House floor with a favorable report. Supporters push for reform while opponents question public funding of elections amid ongoing debate.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House
Ways and Means
Constitution and Administrative Law Committee
Benjamin Cardin
D-Ball
Supreme Court limits military use of civilian courts
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision restricts servicemen from seeking civilian court relief in military trials. Federal judges may intervene only if the defendant shows extraordinary danger, with no harm beyond military resolution. Justice Powell stated the standard for non intervention.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Lewis F. Powell
Maryland Doctors Plan Contingency as Malpractice Crisis Grows
Maryland physicians press contingency plans as St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance withdraws from malpractice coverage affecting about 1500 doctors. Hospitals may host guest physicians. debate over a state medical compensation board and a non profit insurer advances in the General Assembly and Senate.
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Associated Press
Maryland
State Medical Society
Manning W. Alden
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of
St. Paul
Maryland Insurance
Thomas Hatem
Hatem
Maryland Court of Appeals
Alden
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury
Medical Society
General Assembly
Senate
Harry McGuirk
D-Ball
Multimillion Insurance Fraud Probe Expands in Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun reports a probe into a multimillion dollar insurance fraud scheme centering on about 80 Baltimore lawyers and 20 physicians and chiropractors. Five lawyers, two doctors and two chiropractors have been charged with mail fraud for an ambulance chasing scheme.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Insurance Crime Prevention Institute
Jeffrey B. Smith
Baltimore City Bar Association
James M. Krameon
Parker B. Smith
the Sun
Delay urged in nursing home rate regulations
Alvin Powers of the Health Services Cost Review Commission favors delaying the start of nursing home rate regulation by one year. The attorney general’s office says the panel may postpone July 1 regulation, if unprepared, and take additional time to study before acting.
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Baltimore
State Health Services Cost Review Commission
Alvin Powers
State Attorney General’s Office
Commission
Powers
Asst. Atty
George A. Nilson
Nilson
John T. Brooks
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House of Delegates
Donald Smallwood
John Hanson
Franklin Leroy Whiten
Frederick
Garfield Simpson
South Bentz Street
Simpson
Alfred Fisher
Pennsylvania Avenue
Paul Weisengoff
del. Louis Einschutz
TNS
del. Torrey Brown
Medical Compensation Board
House Economic Matters Committee
State Senate Economic Affairs
Grove Hill Rd
Damascus
Damascus Center
First Trust
1Etropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jessie Hilderbrand
Wam
Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda
Rockville
Washington Street
Carin John
Tuckerman Lane
Potomac
Aspen
Forest Plaza
Forest Grove
Parole
Coummbaa
Long Beach Village Center
South
Grandleap Court
Columbia
Damascus Centre
Rts
Walladale
New Hampstore Avenue
Silver Spring
Mid
Wooolco
T Bloom
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W. 7Th St
Schley Ave
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