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Mayor questions Alonso's school-construction plan
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake expressed concerns about her schools chief's proposal to borrow $1.2 billion to fix Baltimore's crumbling school buildings, touting her own more modest plan as realistic in her State of the City address Monday.
The mayor...Tags: Andres Alonso, Global Expansion, Property, Bill Henry, Safety of Citizens
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Obama budget cuts would hit Maryland
Labor unions that represent government workers — and some Maryland Democrats — criticized the budget President Barack Obama unveiled Monday for cutting $27 billion in federal employee pensions while offering what they called a modest, half-...Tags: Health Organizations, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, University of Maryland, College Park, Washington, DC
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English is the language of success in America
Your editorial about Anne Arundel County's push to make English the official language of government is erroneous and extremely misguided in its views of the Official English movement ("Arundel English-only bill: A hostile, empty gesture," Feb. 8). Making...Tags: Immigration, Labor Legislation, Migration, National Government
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Teacher pension shift could force county to cut staff
Howard County government may have to cut its workforce if Gov.Martin O'Malley's proposal to shift a portion of teachers' pension costs to the counties passes through the General Assembly. Ray Wacks, the county's budget administrator, told the County...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Pension and Welfare, Budgets and Budgeting, Local Government, Executive Branch
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Marriage bill could have vote this week
Gov.Martin O'Malleysaid that his same-sex marriage bill could be voted out of a House committee as early as this week, but acknowledged that he's still a few votes short on the floor. "People always make their decisions against deadlines," O'Malley...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Republican Party, Elections, U.S. Senate, Annapolis
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Funds for regional disaster preparedness facing cuts
If a large-scale terror attack were to occur in the Port of Baltimore, responders from Carroll and other counties would be able to coordinate assistance efforts with city responders — thanks in large part to the region's Central Maryland Area...Tags: Tamiflu (drug), Conservation, Carroll County (Maryland), Safety of Citizens, Government Aid
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1940 census records could help genealogical researchers
No one could predict in 1940 that World War II was destined to become the deadliest conflict in history, so they couldn't foresee how important the data in the 1940 census might become one day.
Information about the lives of U.S. citizens, including...Tags: Mormon, Orange County Regional History Center, Sociology, Howard Community College, Christianity
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No more tax dollars for state pensions and retiree health coverage
I would like Gov.Martin O'Malleyto explain why citizens who no longer have pension plans or retiree medical and prescription benefits through their employers are forced to continue to pay for state employee pensions and retiree health coverage. We should...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Pension and Welfare, Employees, Interior Policy
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Has Sun endorsed Gov. Gansler already?
What's with Maryland Attorney GeneralDouglas F. Gansler's photogenic face gracing the pages of The Sun two days in a row in a news story and follow-up editorial ("Md. joins national mortgage settlement," Feb. 9; "A good deal for Md.," Feb. 10)? Could it...Tags: Executive Branch
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Mr. Abbas' mission
Signs of movement toward renewed cooperation between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas have Israeli officials on edge. Israel considers Hamas a terrorist organization committed to its destruction and has shunned negotiations. In the wake of...Tags: Tunisia, Israel, West Bank, United Nations, Hamas
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Bills seek to keep guilty pols from getting paychecks, pensions
A Baltimore mayor and a Prince George's County councilwoman lingered in office for weeks after being found guilty of serious charges. A former Prince George's County executive is heading to prison but gets to keep a pension worth more than $50,000 a year....Tags: Public Officials, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Blackmail and Extortion, Pension and Welfare, Corporate Crime
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Common Cause: Mayor's skybox should be 'people's skybox'
A government watchdog group said Thursday that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has politicized invitations to her office's Ravens skybox, and urged her to include more working-class residents.
"The mayor has made the choice to turn this into a political...Tags: Business Enterprises, Public Officials, Motor Racing, Charity, Local Elections
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