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State allows juvenile facility to double in size
The state Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to allow a Carroll County treatment center for juveniles to double its size to 96 beds — twice the state cap of 48 — despite a policy of sending troubled teens to smaller facilities for...
Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Regional Authority, Juvenile Delinquency, Lobbying, Martin O'Malley
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, U.S. House of Representatives, Amazon.com Inc., Sales, U.S. Congress
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Ire grows after Towson president cuts teams
Towson University baseball coach Mike Gottlieb got the call March 8 at 9:07 a.m. — a time he has committed to memory. We need you to meet with us at 9:45 a.m., athletic director Mike Waddell told him. Call your players and tell them to come, too,...
Tags: Regional Authority, Mike Gill, Baseball, Big Ten Conference, Lobbying
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Fulton Elementary volunteer plucks a Golden Apple
Lisa Schlossnagle is accustomed to giving her time to Fulton Elementary School. As a parent and volunteer, she spends time aiding teachers in her daughters' classrooms, representing the school as its PTA delegate, and attending countywide meetings...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Howard County, PTA
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Fulton volunteer receives inaugural Golden Apple Award
In Howard County schools, there are good apples, and then there are golden apples. A local mother and volunteer Thursday, March 21 received one of the first-ever Golden Apple Awards from State Comptroller Peter Franchot for her longtime volunteer work...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, PTA
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Maryland comptroller warns of estate tax scheme
Personal representatives of estates watch out!
The Maryland comptroller is warning that a business calling itself IRFS in Annapolis is claiming to be collecting debts on behalf of the state. The business is sending out notices to personal...Tags: Annapolis
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Havre de Grace council approves officers for all schools
All Havre de Grace schools will have a school resource officer through the end of the school year. After a split vote on the issue last time, the Havre de Grace City Council unanimously approved another budget amendment Tuesday night granting $63,200...Tags: Harford County, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Land Price, Havre de Grace
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Governor predicts assault weapons ban will pass
Gov. Martin O'Malley predicted that Maryland will ban assault weapons during the General Assembly session that began Wednesday. "Their sole purpose is not for sport; it is to kill human beings — as quickly and as many as possible, as effectively...
Tags: Punishment, Regional Authority, Michael E. Busch, Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Adrienne A. Jones
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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Regional Authority, Symbols and Symbolism, Meet the Press (tv program), Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Reject the Maryland gerrymander
Kathleen Dumais' op-ed ("Md. congressional map is fair, legal," Oct. 29) contained several inaccuracies. I am very familiar with the redistricting process since I attended most of the public hearings conducted by the Governor's Redistricting Advisory...Tags: Regional Authority, Annapolis, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Elections
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Franchot is latest Democrat to reject congressional map
Comptroller Peter Franchot has become the latest prominent Democrat to reject the congressional redistricting map drawn by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the General Assembly, urging Marylanders to vote it down at the polls Nov. 6. During a radio appearance...Tags: C. Anthony Muse, Martin O'Malley, Judges, Justice System, Annapolis
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Western Md. Democrats may get 2014 preview
Western Maryland Democrats may get a preview of the 2014 gubernatorial race Saturday as the likely contenders for the party's nomination converge on the Rocky Gap resort in Allegany County. While much of the official agenda is focused on this November'...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Frederick County (Maryland), Executive Branch, Elections, Ken Ulman
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