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Lawmakers raise concerns about O'Malley proposal to fund Towson baseball
Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to allocate $300,000 in taxpayer money to save Towson University's baseball team came under fire Wednesday from some legislators and key fiscal policymakers for being unprecedented and unfair to other college sports programs....
Tags: College Baseball, Baseball, Maryland Terrapins, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Senate overwhelmingly approves O'Malley budget
Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget for next year sailed through the Senate on Wednesday after an unusually brief debate, seen by some as a sign of the state's improved fiscal condition. Senators voted 42-5 to pass the $36.8 billion budget and send it to a...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, David Brinkley, E.J. Pipkin, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Spirited Senate gun debate expected to last all week
Maryland senators alternatively questioned, challenged and heralded Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun-control bill for more than two hours Tuesday, a prelude to a debate expected to stretch through the week as lawmakers wrestle over whether to...Tags: Calvert County, Michael Bloomberg, Gun Control, Justice System, New York City
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State leaders urged to raise money for roads, transit
Business leaders and county officials are urging the governor and General Assembly to increase Maryland's gas tax or find another way to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for road and transit projects — even in the face of public opposition....Tags: David Brinkley, Calvert County, Regional Authority, Fiscal Cliff, Transportation
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State troopers helping city police patrol high-crime areas
Baltimore police have enlisted state troopers to help with patrols as the city confronts a spike in crime, a move that puts to an end years of disagreement between the two agencies over the state force's role in local law enforcement. With the Maryland...
Tags: Executive Branch, Justice System, Government, Conservation, Carroll County (Maryland)
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State lawmakers hopeful for city schools facilities plan
Lawmakers across Maryland lauded the Baltimore school system's ambitious $2.4 billion blueprint to shed underused school buildings and upgrade the most dilapidated ones — calling the plan a critical first step in securing financial backing from...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Annapolis, Finance, Fiscal Cliff, Patapsco
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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's career in Congress comes to a close
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett began his unsuccessful campaign for another term with an unusual meeting: a one-on-one chat over dinner with his Democratic rival. Bartlett and his challenger, John Delaney, met alone for two hours in a Frederick restaurant...
Tags: Steny Hoyer, Physiology, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Martin Sheen, Republican Party
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Delaney wins in 6th District primary
A wealthy Potomac businessman whose very candidacy challenged state Democratic leaders won a hotly contested congressional primary in Western Maryland on Tuesday, setting up a battle for the seat in November that will help decide control of the House of...Tags: Barack Obama, Steny Hoyer, Federal Election Commission, Republican Party, CapitalSource Inc.
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Democrats, Republicans agree to push package of bills in Annapolis
A bipartisan group of senators put aside the battling that often prevails in Annapolis to announce Thursday a common agenda of bills that Democrats and Republicans can rally around. The bills would preserve scholarships for veterans, protect children...Tags: Calvert County, David Brinkley, Republican Party, Justice System, Harford County
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Candidates run for Congress despite home address
All politics is local. All candidates for Congress are not. At least eight candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland — including four prominent contenders — are running this year in congressional districts that do not...Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Steny Hoyer, Pikesville, Local Elections, Republican Party
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Two GOP lawmakers seek to replace Bartlett
Three months ago, everyone assumed Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett would retire.
Now, with just days to go before Tuesday's primary, the 85-year-old former scientist is poised to capture the GOP nomination in Maryland's 6th District for the 11th time....Tags: Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, David Brinkley, Federal Election Commission, Annapolis
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Candidates make final push before Tuesday primary vote
Candidates in Maryland's competitive political contests fanned out across the state for a final weekend of handshaking ahead of Tuesday's primary, hoping to gin up interest in an election that has largely failed to capture voters' attention.
They spoke...Tags: Barack Obama, Roscoe G Bartlett, Frederick County (Maryland), Prince George's County, Annapolis
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