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Groups protest DNA collection law
The Legislative Black Caucus and civil rights activists criticized yesterday Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan for implementing a new program for collecting DNA samples from crime suspects, accusing the administration of turning its back on hard-fought...Tags: Civil Rights, NAACP, Regional Authority, Demonstration, Prosecution
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Home tax benefits wrongly accepted
Sun reporterSeveral state legislators have been receiving thousands of dollars in undeserved property tax breaks under the Homestead Tax Credit program, records show. In some cases, the lawmakers have reduced their tax bills on "principal residences" even though...Tags: Laws, Elections, Apartments, Local Authority, Nathaniel J McFadden
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Central Booking prisoner's death ruled a homicide
Sun StaffThe weekend death of a 51-year-old man who struggled with officers at Baltimore's Central Booking and Intake Center was ruled a homicide yesterday, as family members, a lawmaker and an advocacy group expressed outrage over his killing. During an...Tags: NAACP, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Clubs and Associations, Injuries, Unions
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Officer, 21, is charged in stabbing of inmate
Sun StaffA 21-year-old state correctional officer was charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree attempted murder in connection with a recent inmate stabbing at the Baltimore City Detention Center, court records and state officials revealed yesterday. In...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Court Administration, Assault, Government, Prisons
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Legislators favor single agency to oversee Md. group homes
Sun StaffOversight of privately run group homes for Maryland's troubled children, a responsibility now divided among several state agencies, should be consolidated, a growing number of lawmakers say. "We have to move everything into a single agency," said Sen....Tags: Laws, Christopher J McCabe, Child Abuse, Ulysses Currie, Patrick J Hogan
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State names temporary warden at city jail
Sun StaffA top official in the state agency that runs Baltimore's jail facilities is taking over the daily management of the Central Booking and Intake Center, whose warden chose to retire this week despite being offered another position, according to state...Tags: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Unions, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Safety of Citizens
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Agency move from city opposed
Sun reporterBaltimore lawmakers say a plan that would move 110 state jobs from the city to Prince George's County smells more like election-year politics than a good idea. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. included more than $3 million in next year's proposed budget to...Tags: Regional Authority, Salima S Marriott, Local Elections, Nathaniel J McFadden, Political Candidates
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Political map has minor changes
Sun StaffGov. Parris N. Glendening released his state redistricting proposal yesterday, a plan his aides said would improve the chances for minorities to win election to the General Assembly but which some Baltimore lawmakers said failed to address their concerns....Tags: NAACP, Regional Authority, Severna Park, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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Ehrlich, Townsend get major backing
Sun StaffMaryland's leading candidates for governor collected prized endorsements yesterday, with Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. using the opportunity to escalate criticisms of each other. As she received the backing of...Tags: NAACP, Casino and Gambling, Health Treatments, Regional Authority, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
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Ehrlich reaches out to blacks with fund-raiser at nightclub
Sun StaffIn an effort to broaden his appeal in the black community, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. staged a fund-raiser and rally last night at a downtown Baltimore nightclub in an attempt to win over traditionally Democratic voters....Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Mount Vernon, Political Candidates, Elections, Government
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Lt. governor pledges $30 million in drug treatment funds for city
Sun StaffLt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend promised yesterday to pour $30 million into Baltimore's drug treatment programs if she becomes governor, a pledge likely to increase her appeal to city voters. Townsend announced the plan at the Believe Day Festival...Tags: Political Candidates, Therapies, Elections, Executive Branch, Health Treatments
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Primary now up to Md. voters
Sun StaffVoters go to the polls today to select Democratic and Republican nominees for almost every elected office in Maryland, less than three months after the state's highest court scrambled the legislative redistricting process. The new map is forcing State...Tags: Voting, Constance A Morella, Regional Authority, Wayne T Gilchrest, Regional Elections
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