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Residents of Glen Burnie tent city ordered to leave by April 3
Tucked behind trees off a street in Glen Burnie are about a dozen mostly makeshift tents and a small trailer, forming a small community of homeless people who have been there off and on for several years.
Now, Anne Arundel County has ordered the homeless...Tags: Mental Health, Homelessness, Social Services, Glen Burnie, Annapolis
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Leopold hopes his record can help him overcome scandal
Sitting at a table in a school cafeteria in Severna Park, Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold didn't look like a politician under siege as he spoke to residents for hours on a recent evening.
Leopold nodded agreeably when a pair of longtime...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Planned Parenthood, Maryland General Assembly, Gerald Ford, Colleges and Universities
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Ladd criticized for racial slur, questioned on council diversity
An Anne Arundel county councilman was peppered with questions Saturday about diversity on the all-white, all-male council — and criticized for his public use of a racial slur — before storming out of a community forum in Odenton. Richard B....Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Annapolis, Odenton, Glen Burnie, Racism
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MLK breakfast loses county funding
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Anne Arundel County will take place as scheduled in January, but minus the customary $5,000 from the county — which stunned the planners of the event, now in its 31st year. Funding for the...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Josh Cohen, NAACP, Colleges and Universities, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Councilman wants to make English Arundel's official language
County Councilman Jerry Walker plans to introduce a bill at Monday night's council meeting that would declare English the official language of Anne Arundel County. The Gambrills Republican said the bill is the first in a series he plans to press that...Tags: Justice and Rights, Ellis Island, U.S. Senate, Labor Legislation, Glen Burnie
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Arundel Councilman Fink juggles governance, work and coming baby
In the past few months, life has gotten a lot busier for Anne Arundel County Councilman Derek Fink.
As he was tasked with considering dozens of land rezoning applications in his Pasadena district, the Republican legislator opened a new restaurant,...Tags: Ed Whitfield, Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, Glen Burnie, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Howard weighs gender identity bill after statewide law fails
After suffering a defeat in the state legislature, advocates pushing to bar discrimination against transgender people are looking to build protection into local laws — spurred on by a high-profile attack on a woman at a Baltimore County McDonald's...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Juvenile Delinquency, Chrissy Polis, Human Rights
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Anne Arundel Council rejects school board's request to reshuffle funds for teacher salaries
As Anne Arundel school board members discussed efforts to address the achievement gap in the system on Wednesday, they called upon county citizens to not only get involved but to understand that the arduous task needs to be properly funded. The board's...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Anne Arundel County, Local Government, Unions, Teachers Unions
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Many residents furious about South County zoning changes
Furious that the Anne Arundel County Council has approved zoning changes that will intensify development at several sites in the most rural areas of the county, residents are urging County Executive John R. Leopold to overturn the moves. Leopold, a...Tags: Local Government, Elections, Crofton, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County
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No Weiner worries for Leopold
Here's one Maryland politician who will never get swept up in a Weinergate-style scandal, despite his being named in a sexual harassment lawsuit and his participation in a very strange incident in a mall parking lot.
Anne Arundel County Exec John R....Tags: Anthony D. Weiner, Facebook, Maryland, Annapolis
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Leopold spars with Arundel superintendent over teacher pay
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold urged the County Council on Friday to reject Schools Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell's plan to give $5.5 million in pay raises to county teachers, saying it's untenable for teachers to get raises while most...Tags: Local Government, Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teaching and Learning
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Hearing on Arundel Mills slots proposal scheduled
Neighbors of Arundel Mills get their chance Thursday night to tell a divided Anne Arundel County Council what they think about legislation that would allow the state's largest slots parlor to be built near the mall. As many as 100 people are expected...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Cordish Cos., Annapolis
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