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Rodricks has a double-standard on partisan loyalty
I was disappointed and, quite frankly, surprised to read Dan Rodricks' column in which he wrote that based upon his opposition to the tax increase, Senator Bobby Zirkin should switch political parties and become a Republican ("Bobby Zirkin: secret...Tags: Parties and Movements, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Republican Party, Howard County
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Zirkin: Why isn't Rodricks disgusted?
Dan Rodricks turned his editorial fire on me for standing up against income tax increases passed by the state Senate that would hit nearly all Marylanders in this sluggish economy ("Maybe Bobby Zirkin should be a Republican," March 20). Mr. Rodricks seems...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, State Income Tax, Democratic Party, Income Tax
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Senate approves budget with $500 million tax increase, sends to House
The state Senate approved a package of tax increases Thursday that would affect almost every Marylander in order to close a gap in the state's $35 billion spending plan. The vote on taxes was 26-20, with eight Democrats breaking ranks and voting red. The...Tags: David Brinkley, Karl Marx, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, State Income Tax
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Maryland Senate votes to tax the rich
The state Senate voted Thursday to significantly raise taxes on Marylanders earning half a million dollars or more — prompting complaints that liberals were bent on launching class warfare in the state. The Senate's vote to adopt what is being...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Government
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Bill banning smoking with child in car faces fight
Republican senators sent strong signals Tuesday that they intend to put up a fight over a bill that would ban smoking in a vehicle occupied by a child under 8 -- a proposal some GOP lawmakers see as an intrusion into people's private space. The...Tags: E.J. Pipkin, Politics, Republican Party, Edward R. Reilly, Abusive Behavior
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County bills for elected school board scheduled for hearings this week in Annapolis
The issue of whether Baltimore County should have an elected Board of Education is once again being discussed in Annapolis, with House and Senate bills on the matter scheduled for hearings this week. State Sen. Bobby Zirkin, a Democrat representing...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Annapolis, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Elections
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Budget strain colors Kamenetz's first year at helm of Balto. Co.
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz took office a year ago this week, promising to make Baltimore County "the ideas county of the region."
Since then, amid growing stress on the county's budget, his biggest accomplishment sounds less flashy: "paying our...Tags: Environmental Issues, Budgets and Budgeting, Bars and Clubs, Politics, Dining and Drinking
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Reisterstown's Almond set to head Balto. Co. Council in 2012
When Baltimore County Council members hold their first meeting of 2012 on Tuesday, they're scheduled to pick their leader for the year — and for the first time in nearly three decades, it's set to be a woman. Council members say they plan to...Tags: John A. Olszewski, Sr., Politics, Randallstown, Republican Party, Elections
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Balto. Co. panel votes against elected school board members
A legislative task force considering ways to improve the selection of Baltimore County school board members abruptly decided Friday to rule out recommending the addition of any elected board members. State Sen. Bobby Zirkin, a Pikesville Democrat, said...Tags: Local Elections, Baltimore County, Politics, Executive Branch, Elections
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Keep a partially elected school board on track
This is a tale of two counties, Baltimore and Howard, and their school boards. In Baltimore County, not a single board member is elected. Every member is appointed by the governor. It's the opposite in adjacent Howard County. Every member is elected....Tags: Local Elections, Joe A. Hairston, John A. Olszewski, Sr., Annapolis, Republican Party
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Transgender advocates see McDonald's beating as a turning point
School kids call Catherine Hyde's teenage daughter "freak" and "pervert," or "homo." She's forced to change for gym in a closet and use the teacher's restroom.
Hyde knows her daughter, who was born male, has had it easy in a world where transgender...Tags: Sexual and Reproductive Organs, Chrissy Polis, Politics, Dining and Drinking, Laws
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Changes spice up legislative races
Sun StaffIn legislative primaries marked by the upheaval of legislative redistricting and several prominent retirements, incumbents lost in Dundalk and Towson, as did candidates backed by powerful state senators in Owings Mills and Randallstown. The most...Tags: James W Campbell, Edward J Kasemeyer, Politics, Adrienne A. Jones, Norman R. Stone, Jr.
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