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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Elections, Construction, Maryland Stadium Authority, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Michael E. Busch
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Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...
Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Roy Brown, Barack Obama, Howard County
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House GOP deposes O'Donnell, chooses Kipke as leader
Vastly outnumbered and constantly thwarted by Democrats, Republicans in the House of Delegates ousted longtime Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell Tuesday and replaced him with Anne Arundel County Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke. After a meeting that dragged...Tags: Republican Party, Americans for Prosperity, Parties and Movements, Harford County
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Maryland lawmakers call for answers on alleged jail corruption involving BGF
Maryland lawmakers called Wednesday for a sweeping inquiry into the state prison system, amid allegations that a gang effectively took over the Baltimore City Detention Center, orchestrating crimes from behind bars and impregnating female correctional...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Howard County, Government, FBI, Police Investigations
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Unions do their business on taxpayers' dime
It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not &#...Tags: Elections, AFSCME, Howard County, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County
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Tornado confirmed in Prince George's County after Friday storms
A tornado touched down in the Largo area of Prince George's County during storms that passed through the region Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday. Meteorologists had previously confirmed another tornado in Northern Virginia. The...Tags: National Weather Service, Prince George's County, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Tornadoes, Spotsylvania County
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O'Malley signs wind bill, other jobs measures
After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators....
Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Michael E. Busch, E.J. Pipkin
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O'Malley signs offshore wind bill
After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O'Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators. Just...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Michael E. Busch, Government
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Assembly moved quickly to pass bevy of landmark bills
This time last year, the Maryland General Assembly was mired in anger and confusion. The House and Senate were feuding over taxes and casino gambling. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch were butting heads....
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Government, FBI, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Snakes in a state (and frogs, salamanders and turtles, too)
— The volunteers of the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project leave no log unrolled, no stone unturned in their quest to document the state's dirt dwellers. When the earth is moist after a soaking rain and the temperatures whisper spring,...
Tags: Queen Anne's County, Howard County, Baltimore County, Conservation, Patapsco
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House approves higher gas tax, sending bill to Senate
The House of Delegates voted Friday to raise taxes on gasoline for the first time since 1992, heeding Gov. Martin O'Malley's call for an infusion of money to pay for roads, mass transit and other transportation priorities. House passage, by an unofficial...
Tags: Elections, Michael E. Busch, Public Transportation, U.S. Congress, FBI
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Assembly leaders back financing plan for $1 billion in city school construction
General Assembly leaders have agreed on a financing plan to allow Baltimore to spend nearly $1 billion on a sweeping program to replace and repair dilapidated school buildings over the next seven years.
House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President...Tags: Maryland Stadium Authority, Teaching and Learning, Michael E. Busch, Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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