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Pension shift to cost Washington County millions
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Maryland General Assembly wrapped up a three-day special session Wednesday, approving a budget that will shift a portion of the state’s share of teacher pension costs to local jurisdictions over four years, including Washington County. While...Tags: Education, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Pension and Welfare, Employees
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Special session ends as Md. House approves tax hikes, pension shift
Associated PressThe Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday gave final approval to a budget package that raises income taxes for some and splits teacher pension costs with local governments. The House voted 77-60 on the measure raising taxes on single filers who make...Tags: Personal Income, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Safety of Citizens
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Hagerstown officials say stadium could be built by spring of 2015; mayor wants it sooner
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comCity of Hagerstown officials on Friday released a preliminary project timeline for the planning and construction of a proposed downtown multiuse sports and events center. According to the schedule, the first pitch in a new facility that could house the...Tags: Major League Baseball, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Architecture, Local Government
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Brook Lane planning to expand
andrews@herald-mail.comBrook Lane Health Services is planning to add 14 beds to its mental-health treatment center northwest of Smithsburg. Chief Executive Officer Lynn Rushing said that sometimes all of its beds are filled and patients who need treatment have to wait or go...Tags: Health
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Boonsboro tech firm gets grant to continue research into defeat IEDs
A Boonsboro business that specializes in finding ways to defeat improvised-explosive devices on the battlefield has been awarded a share of a $450,000 grant to continue its research, according to a state corporation. The Boonsboro-based ES&T Inc., and...Tags: Science and Technology, Viral Diseases and Infections, Explosions, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Research
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Signing of Justice's Law bittersweet for family
andrews@herald-mail.comJustice’s Law, which was signed into law on Wednesday by Gov. Martin O’Malley, was more than four years in the making. Beginning on Oct. 1, the law will add 10 years to the 30-year maximum prison sentence for fatal child abuse. It’s...Tags: Labor Legislation, Executive Branch, Punishment, Career and Workplace, Child Abuse
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Ethics panel reprimands Garagiola for violating financial disclosure statute
andrews@herald-mail.comA legislative ethics committee has reprimanded state Sen.Robert J. Garagiolafor violating a financial disclosure statute by not declaring outside income for six years. However, the Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Elections, Ulysses Currie
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Family members disappointed to miss signing of Justice's Law
andrews@herald-mail.comFor Christopher Cannon, the satisfaction of knowing the Maryland General Assembly passed a child-abuse bill in memory of his late son was tempered by his disappointment in missing the bill-signing ceremony. Cannon, 25, said he’s stationed with...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Laws
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Washington County to get more solar power
heather.keels@herald-mail.comWashington County is finalizing a deal with a solar power company that could make county government one of the first in the United States to generate all the power it uses on its own property, County Administrator Gregory B. Murray said this week....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Renewable Energy, Rentals, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy
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Art Callaham: Can we compromise?
Several weeks ago, a local columnist excused the poor performance of some members of our delegation to the Maryland General Assembly by presenting the idea that the implementation of “one man, one vote” legal opinions (and follow on...Tags: Parties and Movements, Philosophy, Republican Party, Annapolis, Democratic Party
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Lawmakers divided on need for 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: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Pension and Welfare, Same-Sex Marriage
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Washington County delegation splits from chamber for after-session forum
andrews@herald-mail.comFor the first time in years, Washington County’s state delegation is declining an invitation to headline a chamber of commerce breakfast forum recapping the legislative session. Del. Andrew A. Serafini, the delegation chairman, said lawmakers...Tags: Annapolis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Garrett County
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