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Brochin weighs redistricting lawsuit
Sen. Jim Brochin, the self-described "odd man out" in Gov. Martin O"Malley's legislative redistricting plan, said he's considering a court challenge to the plan if it is not changed. "I'm leaving every option open," said the Baltimore County Democrat,...Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Government, Executive Branch
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Letter: Courts must order fair redrawing of districts
It was nice to see the Catonsville Times solicit readers' responses ("Speak out now if you see unfairness in redistricting," Catonsville Times, Jan. 11) if they consider Maryland's redistricting plan unfair. There is no unfairness in the idea of...Tags: Michael E. Busch, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Thomas V. Mike Miller
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Miller rebuked for perceived cultural insensitivity
Senate PresidentThomas V. Mike Miller received a rare and quite public rebuke Thursday morning from two of the chamber's African-American women after he asked a visiting international delegation to come down from the gallery and assemble on the Senate...Tags: Jamin B. Raskin, U.S. Senate, Baltimore County, Barry Glassman
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Burst pipe floods some Senate offices in Annapolis
A rusted pipe burst Monday afternoon in the William S. James Senate Office Building in Annapolis, flooding some rooms on two floors and prompting the Department of General Services to shut the building. Thirty-five of the state's 47 senators have offices...Tags: James N. Robey, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Harford County
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Baltimore loses clout in redistricting
Baltimore would lose two of its 18 delegates and share one of its six senators with Baltimore County under new state legislative map proposed Friday by a panel appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The changes would further diminish the city's power in...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Bolton Hill, U.S. Senate, Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Government
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Black lawmakers criticize O'Malley redistricting plan, saying it will leave General Assembly overly white
Black lawmakers sharply criticized the governor's proposed General Assembly redistricting plan Thursday, saying his committee has drawn a map that will likely produce a legislature that looks whiter than the actual population of Maryland. "I consider...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Bolton Hill, Civil Rights, U.S. Senate, Verna L. Jones-Rodwell
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Redistricting proposal to shift federal agency raises eyebrows in Woodlawn
Election precinct 1-001 in Woodlawn hardly registers a second glance on a map of Baltimore County Council districts, clustered among some 200 others. But since it is home to one of the county's largest employers — the Social Security Administration...Tags: Minority Groups, Government Health Care, Local Government, Employers, Credit and Debt
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Options for elected school board dismissed
The task force charged with exploring an overhaul of Baltimore County's school board selection process voted Sept. 9 to eliminate the possibility of an elected or hybrid school board from among the options it'll recommend to legislators. But the 6-3...Tags: PTA, David Marks, Local Government, Local Elections, Government
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Senate gives initial approval to O'Malley map
Gov. Martin O'Malley's political redistricting plan earned a quick first stamp of approval from the Maryland Senate on Monday night despite a day full of objections from top Republicans — and a sitting Democratic congresswoman — who slammed...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., U.S. Senate, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Howard County
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Group-home oversight a 'disaster,' senators say
Sun StaffLawmakers assailed the state's oversight of privately run group homes for troubled youths yesterday as a "disaster" and called on Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to work with them to improve monitoring of care, spending and staffing at the facilities....Tags: Abusive Behavior, Teen-agers, Family, Justice System, Government
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Administration opposes merging oversight of group homes
Sun StaffEhrlich administration officials rejected yesterday a reform proposal to merge the scattered oversight of privately run group homes into a single agency, arguing that it is better to maintain the current regulatory structure. Administration officials say...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Teen-agers, Family, Children, Government
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State to close chain of group homes for youths
Sun StaffMaryland officials announced yesterday that they would shut down children's group homes run by a company whose executive director expensed Caribbean cruises, luxury SUVs and meals while residents endured what they and former staff described as...Tags: Maryland, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Ulysses Currie, Teen-agers, Children
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