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County's legislative work mostly wrapped up, budget isn't as session draws to close
andrews@herald-mail.comAs the Maryland General Assembly’s session nears an end, much of Washington County’s business has been sewn up. The county delegation’s signature bill — establishing stricter financial accountability for the Washington County...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Media Industry, Government, Korean War (1950-1953), Politics
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State lawmakers differ on necessity of special session
andrews@herald-mail.comState lawmakers representing Washington County suspect they’ll be called back to Annapolis for a special session on budget matters. But they say three months should have been enough for the legislature to finish its work. It should never have...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Annapolis, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Education, prisons, pensions were on local lawmakers' agendas
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County’s state legislators pursued some lofty but unattainable goals this year, along with several more grounded ideas that succeeded. Sen. George C. Edwards and Del. John P. Donoghue each won a share of the state’s capital...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Korean War (1950-1953), Credit and Debt
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O'Malley notebook
Celebrating and protesting As Gov. Martin O’Malley traveled to and from the new Maryland State Police barrack near Hagerstown on Monday, protesters waved signs expressing their displeasure with three O’Malley-backed measures — in-state...Tags: Government, Parties and Movements, Annapolis, Maryland State Police, Same-Sex Marriage
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Maryland Senate committee approves Justice's Law
andrews@herald-mail.comA Maryland Senate committee Thursday approved a bill toughening the penalty for child abuse causing death — the first positive vote for the measure since it was proposed in 2008. After four years of trying — and failing — in Annapolis...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Nicholas Ray, Annapolis, Punishment
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Bill challenges current state purchasing
andrews@herald-mail.comA state contract for building maintenance supplies was questioned on Thursday by local business representatives who said they can do better. Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, is trying to pass a bill to let state agencies drop out of cooperative...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Annapolis Notes - Feb. 27
Washington County pursuing tax-credit program
Washington County has joined Frederick County, Md., in trying to start a new system of property-tax credits for new or expanding businesses.
To qualify, an existing business would have to add at least 1,500...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Business, Allan H. Kittleman, Credit and Debt, Annapolis
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Local families advocate for Justice's Law
andrews@herald-mail.comDee Myers’ voice still cracks as she softly tells lawmakers the story of her grandson’s death five years ago. The 4-month-old boy, Justice Christopher Calvin Myers-Cannon, was shaken to death in January 2007. Floyd Edward Bingaman III of...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Nicholas Ray, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Laws
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Washington County students serve, learn as General Assembly pages
andrews@herald-mail.comFour Washington County high school students had supporting roles in keeping the wheels of state government turning in recent weeks. Each spent two weeks as a Maryland General Assembly page. Valerie Downs of Williamsport, a senior home-schooled through...Tags: Government, Colleges and Universities, Allan H. Kittleman, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Annapolis
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Joint vote advances Maryland same-sex marriage bill
andrews@herald-mail.comThe newest attempt to legalize marriage in Maryland for gay couples advanced a step on Tuesday — Valentine’s Day — as two committees voted to send a bill to the full House of Delegates. The Judiciary Committee and the Health and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Politics
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On the Campaign Trail - Dec. 20
Brightman, Bruchey are official candidates
Washington County Board of Education member Donna L. Brightman and Hagerstown Mayor Robert E. Bruchey II filed Monday to run for re-election, according to the Washington County Board of Elections. Both...Tags: David R Brinkley, Local Elections, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, U.S. Senate
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Inaction could lead to legislative map passage
andrews@herald-mail.comIn Annapolis, bills can be killed when they’re assigned to a committee and nothing happens. For Gov. Martin O’Malley’s state legislative redistricting plan, inaction will have the opposite effect — the new map will become law...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Politics
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