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Maryland General Assembly ends with legislators working to ensure passage of bills
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly ends Monday, and local legislators were working last week to ensure final passage of some measures they had introduced. Bills introduced by local lawmakers that were on their way to becoming law...Tags: Polls, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Ronald N. Young, Child Abuse
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Website gauging support for petitioning measures passed in Md. General Assembly
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott said Friday that a website he chairs is trying to gauge support for petitioning some measures passed during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly to the ballot. Parrott, R-Washington, who is chairman of MDpetitions....Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Annapolis, Gun Control, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Washington County delegation to hold forum on 2013 session
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County lawmakers are hosting a public forum Thursday evening to discuss the 2013 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly and answer queries from residents. The post-legislative forum, which is being held at Hagerstown Community...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Washington County delegate announces petition drive against death penalty repeal
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA Republican Washington County delegate, with help from Democrats, is mounting a challenge to the repeal of the death penalty, a measure that was signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley earlier this week. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, announced...Tags: Scott Shellenberger, NAACP, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Same-Sex Marriage, Baltimore Running Festival
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Two Washington County legislators back colleague's SWAT bill
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comAn operation by Maryland State Police near Sharpsburg last year prompted two Washington County legislators to introduce a bill during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly requiring the chief of the primary law enforcement agency in a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Christopher B. Shank, Maryland State Police, Jennie M Forehand
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Transportation bill advances in Md. House
Associated PressThe Maryland House of Delegates advanced a transportation funding measure on Wednesday night that supporters say is badly needed, but opponents contend will be a terrible burden on Maryland drivers. A final vote to send the bill to the Senate is expected...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Bob McDonnell, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Executive Branch
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Washington Co. lawmaker seeks flat income tax of 4.51% for all in Md.
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, in the Maryland General Assembly seeks to change the state’s tax policy significantly, by proposing a state flat income tax of 4.51 percent on federal gross adjusted income for all...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Personal Income, Elections
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Bill attempts to distribute state education aid more equitably
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill introduced by Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly has the potential to bring an estimated $11.2 million more in state aid to the Washington County Board of Education over the...Tags: Public Schools, Politics, Executive Branch, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Bill dealing with no-knock search warrants dies in committee
A bill introduced by Del. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, in the House seeking to change state law so that a county’s sheriff or the chief of a county’s primary law enforcement agency is notified before a warrant is served within its...Tags: Maryland State Police, Terry Porter
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Educational gap could hamper redevelopment efforts, according to EDC
dona@herald-mail.comMost Washington County residents have not obtained four-year college degrees, an educational gap that could hamper redevelopment efforts, according to an economic development strategic plan. “Washington County is at the lower end of the educational...Tags: For-Profit Colleges, University System of Maryland, Students, Washington, DC, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Ben Cardin: Domestic violence still an important issue
March is Women’s History Month, a time we usually celebrate or honor a specific woman in history. This year, I would like to do something different. I would like to focus on domestic violence, an issue that has received a lot of attention in...Tags: Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women Act, Politics, Sex Crimes, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Online course requirement worth a look
The New York Times editorialized this week that colleges should be slow to offer online courses. This is precisely why the Maryland General Assembly should be fast in acting on a bill sponsored by local lawmakers that would force high school students to...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Students, Teaching and Learning, The New York Times
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