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Don't be duped: Vote no on Question 7
There's a famous scene in Robert Penn Warren's political novel, "All the Kings Men," where Willie Stark delivers a fiery speech telling the people that they have been lied to and that the political establishment was counting on them being a bunch of...Tags: Annapolis, Literature, Business, Democratic Party, Maryland General Assembly
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MTA recording bus conversations to eavesdrop on trouble
A Maryland Transit Administration decision to record the conversations of bus drivers and passengers to investigate crimes, accidents and poor customer service has come under attack from privacy advocates and state lawmakers who say it may go too far....
Tags: Lawyers, Maryland Transit Administration, Consumers, Motorvehicle Accidents, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Congressional map draws tepid support, even opposition, from some Democrats
Gov. Martin O'Malley and the ruling Democrats in Annapolis worked hard to draw a new congressional map that could force a Western Maryland Republican from office. But the result is such a contorted tangle of districts that even some Democrats have...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Prince George's County, Annapolis, Montgomery County (Maryland), Steny Hoyer
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Baltimore's crime paradox
A hard truth about being Baltimore's mayor is that there is almost never a good time to declare progress. Whenever there is good news to report, it will almost inevitably collide with a fresh tragedy. That's what happened to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Anthony W. Batts, National Institutes of Health, Murder, Artscape
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NAACP head calls for death penalty abolition this year
Ben Jealous, the national NAACP president, came to Annapolis Tuesday to call on Maryland legislators to make this the year the state does away with the death penalty. Flanked by several legislators, Jealous said he intends to return to Annapolis...Tags: Criminals, Beyonce, Annapolis, Death Penalty, Martin O'Malley
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Two Balto. Co. senators sue over redistricting
Two Baltimore County senators, unhappy with their new districts under the governor's General Assembly redistricting plan, have sued to have the map overturned, contending that it gives Baltimore City extra representation at the expense of the county....Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Baltimore County, Delores G. Kelley
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Religious leaders testify against O'Malley's same-sex marriage bill
They have the governor's backing and a rewritten bill, but advocates of legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland have made little progress in quieting the concerns of many faith leaders who adamantly oppose the legislation.
"Society should protect and...Tags: Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley, Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Nancy Jacobs
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New legislative map becomes law
The balance of legislative power in Maryland tips farther away from Baltimore under the new legislative boundaries that quietly became law Friday. The city loses two of its 18 delegates and will have to share a senator with Baltimore County under the...Tags: Government, Prince George's County, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Thomas V. Mike Miller
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Editorial: Lawsuit appropriately targets redistricting crazy quilt
They twist and they turn. They break up communities. They sprawl across jurisdictional boundaries. And, in something akin to cellular mitosis, one has been divided into two entities that are miles apart. "They" are the state legislative districts newly...Tags: Annapolis, Laws, Baltimore County, Delores G. Kelley, Catonsville
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Two Baltimore County senators sue over redistricting
Two Baltimore County senators, unhappy with their new districts under Gov. Martin O'Malley's legislative redistricting plan, have sued to have the maps overturned, claiming they give Baltimore city extra representation at the expense of the county. Sens....Tags: Democratic Party, Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Martin O'Malley, Delores G. Kelley
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O'Malley says he won't call session until leaders have a deal
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he won't call a special session of the General Assembly to fix what he and many other Democrats see as a devastating hole in the state budget until legislative leaders agree on a plan to fix it.
Raquel Guillory, the governor's...Tags: Parties and Movements, Roger Manno, Regional Authority, Prince George's County, Annapolis
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State lawmaker: Graziano said in January deal was near for city housing authority to pay lead judgments
By now, Del. Samuel I. Rosenberg says he expected big news from the Housing Authority of Baltimore City — that it had found a way to resolve the millions of dollars in court-ordered judgments it owes former public housing residents who suffered lead...Tags: Public Housing, Lawyers, Renovation, Trials, Painting
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