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Various gun bills considered at state level
andrews@herald-mail.comIt was “gun day” in the Maryland House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when numerous gun-related bills were heard by state lawmakers. Washington County was represented by Joe Winter, the president of the Washington County Federation of...Tags: Maryland State Police, Annapolis, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms
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Bill that would keep felons from office in W.Va. dies in committee
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA bill that could have forced a Berkeley County Council member to abandon her bid for re-election this year because of a felony conviction was among hundreds of measures that died when the second session of the 80th Legislature came to a close Saturday...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Elections, Agricultural Research and Technology, Trials, Justice System
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Abusive Behavior, Criminal Laws, Nicholas Ray
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W.Va. Senate passes bill that could make county council member ineligible for re-election
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe state Senate on Monday, on a 29-2 vote, passed a bill that could force a Berkeley County Council member to abandon her bid for re-election this year because of a felony conviction. Any person convicted of treason, bribery, perjury or any felony...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Agricultural Research and Technology, Trials, Justice System
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Death-penalty opponents trying again for repeal in Maryland
andrews@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown man whose family has been through three murders has again joined the anti-death-penalty movement this year. Marty Price of Hagerstown spoke Wednesday in Annapolis at a press conference and a Senate hearing on a repeal bill, telling a story...Tags: Murder, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Lawyers
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House feels the heat on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Raul Labrador, Immigration
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Aaron Gordon: Condo associations gain victory over banking lobby
For the second year in a row, Florida's condominium associations dodged a financial bullet when legislators opted to favor voters rather than the powerful banking lobby. It was an important victory for the state's struggling community associations,...Tags: Finance, Tampa, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Crime, Law and Justice
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Beretta has no plans to leave, yet
The Baltimore SunDespite Beretta's threats that the company would leave Maryland if new gun laws were passed and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, Beretta USA has no current plans to abandon its headquarters in Prince George's County. In a statement sent to The Baltimore...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Laws
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Holder pledges to probe IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON – Testifying on Capitol Hill, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. promised a thorough criminal investigation of the targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS that will look at potential civil rights violations and false statements that...
Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Tea Party Movement, Lawyers, Eric Holder
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Obama picks senior White House budget official to run troubled IRS as 2nd top official leaves
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Washington, DC, Lawyers
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Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Central Intelligence Agency, Terrorism
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Alcohol and traffic deaths
The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....
Tags: Government, Transportation Industry, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Highway Transportation, 2010 Census
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