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How to contact your legislators - 2013
Maryland The Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session began Jan. 9 and ends April 8. Information about the General Assembly, including the status of bills, can be found at http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/ Sen. George C. Edwards R-Allegany/Garrett/...Tags: Richard L. Alloway, II, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), George C. Edwards, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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W.Va. lawmakers OK budget
Public schools and Medicaid are among the major spenders of a multibillion-dollar state budget passed Wednesday in the West Virginia Legislature, which also fixed three bills vetoed because of technical errors before beginning a brief special session...Tags: Sex Crimes, Arts and Culture, Medicaid, Lotteries, Government
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Pay spat marks end of W.Va. legislative session
After passing large-scale measures that aim to improve public schools and reduce crime, one issue proved too vexing for the West Virginia Legislature on the final day of its 2013 session: magistrate pay raises. The 2013 session ended Saturday with the...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Executive Branch
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W.Va. Legislature session ends with MARC train bill passing
matthewu@herald-mail.comA bill that would provide support for the operation of MARC commuter train service in the Eastern Panhandle passed Saturday by a 98-1 vote in the House of Delegates on the last day of the West Virginia Legislature’s 60-day session. The state Senate...Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Politics, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Washington, DC, Credit and Debt
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Bill would allow rate payers on utility boards
The House Government Organization Committee passed a bill to require at least one rate-paying residential customer be part of a public utility board’s membership, according to an audio webcast streamed live Tuesday on the West Virginia Legislature&...Tags: Politics, Government, Civil and Public Service, Herb Snyder
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Eliminating 'puppy mills' among legislation pending during last week of West Virginia Legislature
matthewu@herald-mail.comLegislation aimed at eliminating “puppy mills” and providing minimum standards for horse-boarding facilities still are alive in the West Virginia Legislature after passing the Senate, the bills’ lead sponsor said. “We’ve...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Misdemeanors, Trials, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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West Virginia Legislature briefs
Administrators substitute teaching bill OK’d by Senate The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill requiring that school administrators serve as substitute teachers for three days each year. The bill passed Wednesday gives exemptions to county...Tags: Polio, Measles, Diseases and Illnesses, Whooping Cough, Health and Safety at School
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Martinsburg property values drop for fourth year, general fund could lose revenue
matthewu@herald-mail.comProperty values in Martinsburg have dropped for four consecutive years and the city’s general fund could lose revenue next year if the losses continue, city Finance Director Mark Spickler said. Values this year dropped by about 6 percent, which was...Tags: Values, Religion and Belief, Business, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. 340, other W.Va. projects discussed with state officials
richardb@herald-mail.comWarren Mickey might have exaggerated, but he minced no words Tuesday telling Division of Highways officials they were moving too slow on plans to widen U.S. 340 South from Charles Town to the Virginia line. “You can’t buy a gallon of milk...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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Forum in Martinsburg aimed at reaching out to help solve the child poverty issue
richardb@herald-mail.comNothing brought to mind more about the suffering that children who grow up poor and destitute endure than the testimony of a young woman Saturday at a forum organized to combat child poverty. Kristi Cotter, 23, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., in an emotional...Tags: Social Issues, Substance Abuse, Theft, Poverty
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Common ground in W.Va. politics: Guns
The West Virginia Legislature has had a few partisan clashes this session, but one issue seems to be uniting Democrats and Republicans: gun rights. Congress and some states are considering assault weapon bans and similar measures in response to recent...Tags: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Government
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Some gun owners at Second Amendment rally say Manchin 'sold us out'
matthewu@herald-mail.comPeople crowded the sidewalk and spilled into West King Street across from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office in Martinsburg on Saturday for a Second Amendment rally and protest. “I think he’s sold us out,” Keith Morgan, president of...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Personal Weapon Control, Assault, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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