Md. Democrats Push HMO Tax
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The move to pay for medical malpractice insurance relief with a tax that Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) has previously vetoed is setting the stage for a tenuous special legislative session next week.
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The political battle in Maryland to limit medical malpractice lawsuits is also underway in Virginia and the District, where doctors and hospitals are pressing for greater restrictions on who can sue for a medical mistake and how much can be collected.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley and Democratic legislative leaders yesterday proposed providing health insurance to 100,000 poor uninsured adults in Maryland and subsidizing small businesses that offer coverage to their employees.
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Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen will head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in the upcoming 2007-08 election cycle, as it defends the House majority the party won in last monthÃ¢ÂÂs elections.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley yesterday proposed the first major overhaul of Maryland's income tax brackets in 40 years, offering what he called a "more progressive" system in which high-end earners would pay more but the majority of filers would get at least a modest tax cut.
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CARSON CITY -- Despite the record $833 million tax increase and the possibility Nevada will go for President Bush, Democrats could pick up seats in both the state Senate and Assembly in Tuesday&#39;s election.
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Two of the region&#39;s Medicare HMO operators said they would either raise monthly premiums or reduce coverage beginning in January for versions of their health plans that carry prescription drug benefits.
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Any rebate included in an economic stimulus plan should include people who pay Social Security taxes, not just those who pay income taxes, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Sunday.
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About seven in 10 Maryland residents favor legalizing slot-machine gambling, but just as many oppose a sales tax increase that Gov. Martin O'Malley is pushing to close a looming $1.7 billion budget shortfall, a Washington Post poll has found.
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Liberal Democrats propose slashing basic rate of income tax in radical repositioning move.
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Maryland's largest insurer of doctors will return to the state $84 million it has collected through a taxpayer-financed subsidy program to help pay malpractice premiums, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and state regulators announced yesterday.
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Democratic lawmakers on Friday cited the slowing economy as a reason that the House should override President Bush's veto of a bill that would increase spending on a popular children's health insurance program.
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Candidates in both parties are promising to work to cover more of the Americans without health insurance.
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A sales tax holiday starts Friday in D.C. to attract suburban shoppers and to keep District residents from doing their holiday spending in Maryland or Virginia.
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Democratic presidential hopefuls called for higher taxes on the highest-paid Americans and on big corporations Thursday and agreed in an unusually cordial debate that any thought of balancing the federal budget would have to wait.
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Democratic presidential  contenders said on Thursday they could start to balance the  federal budget quickly by ending the Iraq war and eliminating  tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.
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Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards embraced the idea of raising taxes on the managers of private-equity firms and hedge funds.