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Graduation rate in Baltimore County among highest of large U.S. districts
Baltimore County had the second-highest graduation rate among large districts in the nation in 2010, according to a report released Thursday that has annually scrutinized graduates differently than most states, which also found that Baltimore City has...
Tags: Students, Baltimore County, Graduation, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Education
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U.S. Supreme Court authorizes post-arrest DNA collection
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police in Maryland and elsewhere can continue the warrantless collection of DNA from people arrested — but not convicted — of serious crimes. The 5-4 decision upheld a state law that allows...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Prisons, Police Arrests, Douglas F. Gansler, U.S. Supreme Court
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Garrett County sheriff joins gun control law revolt
A growing revolt in rural counties against the state's new gun control law has spread to far Western Maryland, where the Garrett County sheriff declared the measure unconstitutional this week and said he would enforce only the provisions he believes are...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Maryland State Police, Interior Policy, Firearms, Local Government
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Garagiola to leave Maryland Senate
Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola, who was elected to the Maryland Senate in 2002 as its youngest member and appeared destined for higher office, said Thursday that he is leaving the General Assembly to return to private life. Garagiola, a Montgomery...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Government, John Delaney, Energy Saving
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Head of investigations at corrections department retires
Jesse Ballard III, the head of internal investigations at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, will retire in June to take a federal job, the state agency said Friday. The move comes as the department continues to handle the fallout...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Prisons, Baltimore County, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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MARC to add weekend service to Washington
Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...
Tags: Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Highway Transportation, Baltimore County, Maryland Stadium Authority
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Northern Baltimore County sports notices
Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/NC Sports Notices, Third floor, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; e-mail tworgo@tribune.com. Include date, time, location, contact information...Tags: Baltimore County, Patapsco
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Northern Baltimore sports notices
Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/MS Sports Notices, Third floor, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; e-mail tworgo@tribune.com. Include date, time, location, contact information...Tags: Patapsco, YMCA
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Perez clears committee, now faces larger fight
WASHINGTON -- Democrats and Republicans quickly squared off Thursday over the confirmation of Labor Secretary nominee and Marylander Tom Perez -- preparing for a fight that is likely to intensify after a Senate committee voted along party lines to advance...Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Mukasey, Justice System, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex
The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at...
Tags: New Year's Day, Prisons, Justice System, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Abusive Behavior
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Roads, bridges, transit projects announced with gas tax hike
The Baltimore SunThe gas tax increase Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday will pay for weekend MARC service between Baltimore and D.C., roads and bridges throughout the state and construction on the Red and Purple lines to begin as soon as 2015. The first...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Baltimore County, Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Ads to promote new gun control law
Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Justice System, Assault, Political Fundraising, Personal Weapon Control
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