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Maryland's miscellaneous tax revenues down 11.8% since Q2 2023

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 7, 2023

Maryland collected $268 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the second quarter of 2023, an 11.8% decrease from the same period the previous year when $304 million was reported, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Cardin Response to Supreme Court Codifying Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 7, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.

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Van Hollen, Warren, Jacobs Call On Dod To Release Information On Possible Civilian Casualty From Recent Syria Airstrike

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 6, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, expressing concerns that a recent May 2023 U.S. airstrike in Syria may have killed a civilian. Senators Van Hollen and Warren and Representative Jacobs are asking DoD to publicly release as much of their internal investigation into the airstrike as possible.

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15 people die from Alzheimer's disease in Maryland during week ending July 1

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 6, 2023

There were 15 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Maryland in the week ending July 1, making up 1.6% of total deaths by all causes in Maryland.

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Maryland's miscellaneous tax revenues up 92.8% in Q2 2023

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 6, 2023

Maryland collected $268 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the second quarter of 2023, a 92.8% increase over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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32 people die from diabetes mellitus in Maryland during week ending July 1

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 6, 2023

There were 32 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Maryland in the week ending July 1, making up 3.4% of total deaths by all causes in Maryland.

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Cardin, Risch, Menendez, Colleagues on Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover, National Security Law

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 6, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 28 colleagues in releasing the following statement marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover and the 3rd anniversary of the Hong Kong “National Security Law.”

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Lower individual income tax revenue in Maryland as of Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 5, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $3 billion in individual income tax revenue for Maryland, a 57.2% decrease from the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Analysis: Maryland ranked #27 for gun sales in 2022

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 5, 2023

Maryland ranked #27 for guns sales in 2022, with an estimated 213,719 guns sold, according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.

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CDC predicts 308 people age 85 and older in Maryland died during week ending June 17

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 5, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 308 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 17.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Maryland during week ending July 1

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 5, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Maryland in the week ending July 1, making up less than 1.1% of total deaths by all causes in Maryland.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Maryland during week ending July 1

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 5, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Maryland in the week ending July 1, making up less than 1.1% of total deaths by all causes in Maryland.

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Cardin Calls SCOTUS Decision on College Admissions a Setback for Higher Education in America

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina.

Maryland sees less individual income tax revenue in Q2 2023

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 4, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $3 billion in individual income tax revenue for Maryland, a 9.9% decrease from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Week of June 17: 189 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Maryland

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 4, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 189 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending June 17.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Maryland during week ending June 17

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 4, 2023

Maryland's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $3.8 Million To Boost Local Meat And Blue Catfish Processing

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all Md.) announced $3.8 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program for the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation’s (MARBIDCO) loan program to help Maryland-based, small- and medium-sized food businesses increase their capacity to process meat and invasive Blue Catfish in the state.

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Baltimore Receiving $1.5 Million to Improve Safety at Railroad Crossings

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $1,534,280 in federal funding to make safety improvements to the Warner Street Highway-Rail crossing in Baltimore City. Funds will be used to both improve the flow of commuter and freight rail traffic through a busy area of Baltimore City and to conduct a study and support planning for both short and long-term alternatives to the grade-crossing.

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Higher property tax revenue in Maryland during Q2 2023

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 3, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $325 million in property tax revenue for Maryland, a 4,542.9% increase from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Week ending June 17 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Maryland

By Maryland State Wire | Jul 3, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 196 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending June 17.