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NAACP head calls for death penalty abolition this year
Ben Jealous, the national NAACP president, came to Annapolis Tuesday to call on Maryland legislators to make this the year the state does away with the death penalty. Flanked by several legislators, Jealous said he intends to return to Annapolis...Tags: Annapolis, Beyonce, NAACP, U.S. Senate, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Robocall was shameful but not false
Sen. Lisa Gladden and Del. Sandy Rosenberg, both Democrats, claim in a letter ("Free speech v. voter fraud," Dec. 18) responding to my op-ed ("Schurick's behavior wrong, but not criminal," Dec. 11) that the 2005 "Voter's Rights Protection Act" outlaws...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Parties and Movements, Prosecution, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Controversial part of ground rent law overturned
Maryland's highest court has overturned the most controversial part of the state's new ground rent law, throwing out the section that takes ownership of ground leases away from owners who fail to register them with the state. The General Assembly enacted...Tags: Condos and Houses, Rentals, Judges, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, U.S. Senate
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Redistricting: Mighty Baltimore to lose influence
Baltimore's once-hefty delegation in the state legislature is due to slim down again when new political boundaries are drawn this year: The city is guaranteed to lose at least part of one of its six legislative districts. And while any part of the...Tags: Human Interest, Health, Annapolis, Government, Judges
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State naming bills halted, including mountain monikers
andrews@herald-mail.comLegislation to name things in Maryland — including renaming two mountains — has come to a halt. A state Senate committee decided Tuesday to turn down a series of bills requesting days and months honoring groups and individual people. Also...Tags: Human Interest, Washington (U.S. state), African Americans, Allegany County, NAACP
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Annapolis Notes - Feb. 28
Light moments amid the renaming battle
The movement to rename Negro and Polish mountains in Western Maryland is mainly from lawmakers in Baltimore City and metropolitan D.C. counties.
The four legislators representing Allegany and Garrett counties...Tags: Annapolis, Crime, Law and Justice, Joan Carter Conway, Kevin C. Kelly, Lawyers
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Western Md. legislators defend mountain names
andrews@herald-mail.comWestern Maryland lawmakers Tuesday defended the names of Negro and Polish mountains, trying to torpedo a Baltimore City state senator's attempt to "fix" history. The name battle has been a lively side issue in a legislative session dominated by budget...Tags: Human Interest, Allegany County, Karen S. Montgomery, Gays and Lesbians, Laws
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Lawmakers clash over Western Md. mountain names
andrews@herald-mail.comA state senator who wants new names for Negro Mountain and Polish Mountain in Western Maryland said it was former House Speaker Casper R. Taylor Jr.'s idea. Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, D-Baltimore City, said she and Taylor have talked about Negro Mountain...Tags: Human Interest, Allegany County, NAACP, Casper R. Taylor Jr., Laws
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Criminal justice reforms gain support of liberals and conservatives
andrews@herald-mail.comIn a rare occurrence, criminal justice reforms proposed by two Washington County delegation Republicans have both conservative and liberal support. Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, and Del. Michael J. Hough, R-Frederick/Washington, have...Tags: Texas, Hawaii, Republican Party, Crimes, Prisons
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Md. death penalty repeal effort lives
andrews@herald-mail.comDemocrats in Annapolis are trying again to repeal Maryland's death penalty. Delegates and senators announced Thursday that they're resubmitting a bill to end capital punishment in Maryland, which has five people on death row. One repeal advocate, Del....Tags: Annapolis, Government, Washington (U.S. state), Safety of Citizens, Death Penalty
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Ground rent called unjust
sun reporterCalling the system "fundamentally unfair and unjust," Gov. Martin O'Malley joined a group of state legislators yesterday in supporting new laws to prevent homeowners from losing their houses over unpaid ground rents. "It's a horrible injustice when you...Tags: Curtis S., Government, Condos and Houses, Sheila Dixon, Entertainment
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