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2013 session of Maryland General Assembly productive for Washington County
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County’s state legislators said that the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly was a productive one for the county, with many delegation bills being approved. The county also got a $1.55 million share of a wealth-based grant...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Highway Transportation, Montgomery County (Maryland), Justice System, Elections
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Del. LeRoy Myers: Recent session a bad one for Marylanders
This legislative session in Annapolis has been the worst for Marylanders in recent memory, certainly the worst of my 11 sessions. We have been pushed far to the left by Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is more concerned with winning the 2016 Democratic...Tags: Executive Branch, Personal Weapon Control, Migration, Immigration, Elections
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Chief judge of Maryland Court of Appeals retiring
Maryland's highest-ranking judge, Robert M. Bell, likes that his courthouse is dedicated to his predecessor, pointing out that the letters etching Robert C. Murphy's name on the building's exterior are filled in gold paint to make sure even nighttime...
Tags: Executive Branch, University of Baltimore, Justice System, Elections, University of Maryland, College Park
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Md. should repeal sodomy laws
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller is right that Maryland isn't "the Southern state that [it] used to be" and has become more progressive ("Session ends in a flurry of votes," April 9). Yet, for all the progress that has been made, there remains one...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Laws, Social Issues
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Seven schools in Washington County Public Schools system named after individuals or families
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Board of education member Karen Harshman has questioned the practice of naming schools after individuals or families. One of her concerns, she said, was that over time, people no longer would remember who the person was, or why a...Tags: Arts, High School Sports, Head Start, Teachers, Entertainment
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Bill would toughen Maryland Open Meetings law enforcement
New laws passed by the Maryland General Assembly late last week would put stricter penalties and an element of public shaming behind the state's open-meetings laws. State lawmakers said public officials have been able to flout the rules without...
Tags: Morgan State University, Baltimore County, Elections, University System of Maryland, Crime, Law and Justice
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Republicans in Maryland General Assembly face 'an uphill struggle'
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comMinutes after the Maryland General Assembly adjourned for the final time in 2013 last week, two Washington County delegates headed out the door, even as many of their colleagues readied for the late-night parties in Annapolis that typically follow the end...Tags: Baltimore County, Christopher B. Shank, Robert A. Zirkin, Ronald N. Young, Republican Party
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ACLU questions constitutionality of cyber-harassment bill
A 2013 Maryland General Assembly bill bearing the name of a Howard County teenager who killed herself last year is expected to be signed into law, but it stands on shaky constitutional ground, an official of the Maryland ACLU said. The "Misuse of...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Easter, Lawyers, Baltimore County, Judges
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General Assembly session ends in flurry of votes
Police could pull you over for talking on a hand-held phone while driving. Some patients could legally use marijuana. And veterans would get a new assist in getting jobs under legislation approved by the Maryland General Assembly on its final day. As...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Morgan State University, Baltimore County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Sandwiches
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'... a horrible year for Maryland taxpayers' [Letter]
Editor: Friends, it has been an honor serving you for the past 11 years. I can't say that the job has gotten easier, as the State marches farther and farther to the left. I really held back on sending out my Annapolis Updates this year, hoping for...Tags: Executive Branch, Personal Weapon Control, Government, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Some area lawmakers uneasy with outcome of 2013 session
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comLegislators in Annapolis spent a marathon day Monday in sessions spread throughout the day and the evening as they addressed business one last time before the Maryland General Assembly adjourned at midnight. Republican lawmakers from Washington County...Tags: Executive Branch, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Christopher B. Shank, Politics
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On Rutgers basketball, Princeton husband-hunting and Jimmy Kimmel
"What's the second paragraph?" That is my boilerplate response when someone suggests a column idea to me. "Yeah. Right. But where do I go from there?" Not every topic is worth 700 words. So, today I will offer a few words on recent headlines in the...Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Elections, Princeton Tigers, Barack Obama
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