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O'Malley to endorse Garagiola
Updated: With quotes from Garagioa and O'Malley.
The state's top Democrat will weigh into one of the most competitive primary election in Maryland on Thursday.
Gov.Martin O'Malleywill back state Sen. Rob Garagiola in his bid to capture the nomination...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Energy Saving, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Steny H. Hoyer
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Harford lawmakers line up against teacher pension shift
With less than a month before the 2012 Maryland General Assembly session adjourns, Harford County's legislators are just beginning to scrape the surface of what they hope to accomplish during this year's session. That's not to say, however, that they...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Personal Income, Maryland General Assembly, Executive Branch, Marriage
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Franchot endorses Delaney
Democratic House candidate John Delaney secured the support of state comptroller Peter Franchot on Tuesday, the latest in a series of high-profile endorsements for the Potomac businessman in his bid for the nomination in Maryland's 6th Congressional...Tags: Executive Branch, Douglas F. Gansler, The Washington Post, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party
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Company challenges award of travel plaza contract
The multimillion-dollar contract to turn Maryland's travel plazas on Interstate 95 over to an out-of-state company is being challenged by a Bethesda-based firm that says the bidding process favored the eventual winner.
HMSHost has filed a protest with...Tags: Company Privatization, Companies and Corporations, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Florida's Turnpike, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Franchot puts heat on Baltimore County schools
State Comptroller Peter Franchot plans to post an online petition on his agency's web site Thursday to help Baltimore County parents put pressure on the county school administration to take action to put air-conditioning into schools that now offer no...Tags: Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Joe A. Hairston, Government, Annapolis
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Want an app? There could be a tax for that
That download of an Angry Birds app, Katy Perry song, or "Captain America" movie could end up costing consumers more, thanks to a "digital products" tax proposal that's being pushed in Annapolis this year by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The bill, part of a move...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Business, E-Commerce Industry, Recording Industry Association of America, Gaming Industry
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Obama pressures GOP on debt at College Park appearance
After weeks of negotiating behind the scenes, President Barack Obama came to the University of Maryland on Friday in an effort to convince the public that lawmakers could find compromise in their talks over raising nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling....Tags: Government Debt, Maryland General Assembly, Executive Branch, Mutual Funds, Social Security
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Howard residents share thoughts on congressional and state redistricting
Howard County residents had the opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on how the state's congressional and legislative districts will look for the next 10 years, and while their thoughts were largely conceptual, a couple of themes were common: Keep...Tags: Jeff Robinson, Democratic Party, William Campbell
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State budget surplus greater than expected
Maryland finished the most recent budget year with nearly $1 billion in unspent funds, a surplus that was more than 50 percent higher than expected, mostly due to stronger-than-anticipated income tax receipts, officials said Thursday.
"It is...Tags: Personal Income, Executive Branch, Bob McDonnell, Taxation, Income Tax
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William Donald Schaefer, governor and mayor, dies
William Donald Schaefer, the dominant political figure of the last half-century of Maryland history, died Monday after a "do-it-now" career that changed the face of Baltimore while bringing a new burst of energy to the city he loved.
Mr. Schaefer was 89....Tags: African Americans, England, Regional Authority, Minority Groups, Cartoons
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Funeral marks Schaefer's 'extraordinary life'
At a memorial service that celebrated both his landscape-altering legacy and his big-hearted if crusty-shelled persona, the William Donald Schaefer nation gathered one last time on Wednesday — friends and one-time foes alike, Maryland politicos past...Tags: Morgan State University, Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority, Kevin Kamenetz, Executive Branch
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Quotes: Remembering Schaefer
Harry R. Hughes, governor of Maryland, 1979-1987
"Our interactions were not always friendly; that is putting it mildly. … I still call him the mayor. I think most people do. … He really loved Baltimore. I don't think he ever got over that....Tags: Lawyers, Regional Authority, James C. Rosapepe, Metal and Mineral, Executive Branch
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