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Offshore wind bill moves in MD House
Legislation to subsidize an offshore wind energy project off Ocean City moved ahead Friday, as the House Economic Matters Committee approved the measure, a priority of Gov. Martin O'Malley and many environmental activists. The committee voted 14-7 to...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Baltimore County, Wind Power, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Executive Branch
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O'Malley pitches offshore wind
With hope of having better luck this year, Gov. Martin O'Malley went before the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday to pitch his plan for boosting offshore wind energy projects off Maryland's coast. Appearing more than 20 mintues late, the governor urged...
Tags: Agriculture, Wind Power, Martin O'Malley, Renewable Energy, Executive Branch
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Former Sen. Bromwell released from federal prison
Former state Sen. Thomas L. Bromwell Sr., who was sentenced to seven years in prison on a federal bribery conviction, has been released into a community reintegration program, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Thursday. Leah Ominsky, a prisons official,...Tags: Bribery, Corporate Crime, Punishment, Prisons, Thomas L Bromwell
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Time to break up the biggest Wall Street banks
TARP, the infamous Troubled Assets Relief Program that bailed out Wall Street in 2008, is finally over. The Treasury Department recently announced it will soon be completing the sale of the remaining shares it owns of the banks and of General Motors....
Tags: Republican Party, Sherrod Brown, Christopher Dodd, Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Offshore wind energy is right for Maryland
I applaud Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller's courageous stand for the planet and for the creation of good construction jobs as shown by his willingness to change the composition of the Senate Finance Committee if necessary in order to get the...Tags: Wind Power, Solar Energy, Annapolis, Renewable Energy
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Offshore wind gets boost in Annapolis
Legislation to encourage development of wind turbines off Ocean City got a boost Tuesday, as the Associated Press reported that Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said he wants to see the twice-defeated bill get a full debate in his chamber this year....
Tags: Annapolis, Martin O'Malley
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Mikulski poised to become Senate committee chair
Behind-the-scenes jostling for committee chairmanships in the U.S. Senate has left Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski poised to take over the Senate Intelligence Committee — a move experts said Tuesday could bolster the role cybersecurity plays in...Tags: Patrick Leahy, Fort Meade (military base), Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Meningitis
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Alternative Energy, Scientific Invention, State University of New York, Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Finance
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Criminal record shouldn't be a barrier to work
On April 25, theU.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC), for the first time in 25 years, updated its guidance on how employers may use criminal background checks in the hiring process. The new guidelines reaffirm that it is illegal under the...Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Annapolis, Criminals, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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25 years ago: April snow covers cars, disrupts high school sports
From The Aegis dated April 9, 1987: It didn't matter that the calendar said April 25 years ago this week: Mother Nature still surprised Harford County with enough snow to cover cars, roads and sidewalks. The snow also disrupted the spring high school...Tags: High School Sports, Transportation Accidents, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Harford County, Justice System
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Wind bill potentially more costly than reported
Have any of your reporters or editorial writers actually read the offshore wind bill ("A better wind bill," April 2)? I don't think so, or perhaps they simply don't understand it. Every article or opinion piece I've read, whether in support or opposed,...Tags: Solar Energy, Wind Power, Civil and Public Service, Weather Reports, Renewable Energy
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Major issues still on table as General Assembly hits home stretch
ANNAPOLIS - Legislation on the budget, a teacher pension shift, casino gambling, wind farming and transportation infrastructure funding all were in limbo Friday, as the General Assembly prepared to wrap up for 2012. With the legislative session set to...Tags: Edward J Kasemeyer, Personal Income, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Pension and Welfare
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