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Foes, supporters clash over Plan Maryland
To its supporters, Gov. Martin O'Malley's Plan Maryland is a long-overdue effort to bring Maryland's disparate programs to promote Smart Growth under one consolidated plan with an agreed-upon set of rules. To its detractors, the plan is a naked power grab...Tags: Laws, Executive Branch, Carroll County (Maryland), Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Crowded fields, strong incumbents in City Council races
The incumbent ditched a mayoral bid at the last minute, deciding instead to try to hang on to his seat representing parts of Charles Village, Oliver, Remington and Station North. His challengers include a community activist who hopes to be the...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Bill Henry, Station North, Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley
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Holocaust survivors stand to benefit from MARC bid
Keolis can bid for the contract to run the Camden and Brunswick MARC commuter rail lines ("Holocaust rail fight moves to Congress," Sept. 25). The survivors and descendants of those herded into cattle cars destined for Nazi concentration camps by the...Tags: Massacres, Democratic Party, Shareholders, Peter A. Hammen
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Kenneth L. Webster, state delegate, dies at 76
Former Del. Kenneth L. Webster, who led the battle for and wrote the historic legislation that made the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a legal state holiday in Maryland, died Friday of kidney failure at the Baltimore Veteran Administration Medical...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Interior Policy
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Morning blog round-up
Dining@LargeOn the Original Beer in Baltimore Alexander Mitchell IV has the final beer list for this weekend's Belgian Beer Fest VII at Max's on Broadway.The Eat. Swim. Shop. blogger gets a hankering for Eastern Carolina barbecue sauce and so makes......Tags: Maryland
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Strapped fisheries agency facing legislative hack job
Visiting the Maryland General Assembly is like having a front-row seat at Short Attention Span Theater. Lawmakers hope you don't remember what they did to you last year and count on you not remembering two years ago. Otherwise, how do you explain the...Tags: John C. Astle, Laws, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Executive Branch
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People speak out on Dixon's plea deal
"The biggest thing this does, it removes a cloud that has been in existence over the city since she was convicted. ... The credibility of the office was hurting. ... You can't govern being convicted." Clarence M. Mitchell IV, WBAL-Radio talk show host...Tags: CBS Corp., Executive Branch, Clarence M. Mitchell IV, Charles Village, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Senators turn away repeal of death penalty in Md.
Baltimore County senators rebuffed an effort to abolish Maryland's death penalty yesterday, persuading lawmakers instead to restrict when capital punishment can be used. The Senate's first full debate on the death penalty in more than three decades was...Tags: John C. Astle, J Lowell Stoltzfus, Alex X Mooney, Edward J Kasemeyer, Murder
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Narrow majority of Md. senators oppose repeal of death penalty, survey reveals
Gov. Martin O'Malley's push to end the death penalty in Maryland would probably fall short if a legislative vote were held today, even though the governor insisted yesterday that the repeal effort "has a real shot this year." A Baltimore Sun survey of...Tags: John C. Astle, J Lowell Stoltzfus, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Alex X Mooney, Edward J Kasemeyer
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Mayor's supporters underwhelmed by case
Sheila Dixon looks far from finished. The Baltimore mayor dug in yesterday after being indicted on a dozen counts related to gifts she allegedly received, and the city's political establishment, so far, is standing firmly behind her. Many said they don't...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Regional Authority, U.S. Senate, Lawyers, Trials
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City police say liquor bill would limit power
Sun StaffBaltimore police say a bill backed by several city senators would severely hinder efforts to crack down on problem social clubs and bars that cater to drug dealers and other criminals. Sen. Joan Carter Conway, a Baltimore Democrat, is lead sponsor of...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Interior Policy, Ethics, Somerville, Lawyers
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Senate set to vote on extending medical decision-making rights
Sun StaffJodi Kelber-Kaye was thrown out of a hospital room when her long-time partner was emerging from heart surgery. Lisa Polyak was refused access as her partner received an anaesthetic before giving birth to their second child. And John Lestitian was left...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Annapolis, Gays and Lesbians, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing
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