Lobbyists balk at proposed ZIP code law

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Car insurance companies are fighting an attempt to keep them from using ZIP codes to set rates when the postal district crosses city or county lines.

The bill by Del. Emmett Burns, D-Baltimore County, primarily is designed to help county residents in neighborhoods on the Baltimore City line that share a ZIP code with the city, and are required to pay the higher insurance rates for city drivers.

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