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Seven ballot questions for Maryland voters
Maryland voters will decide the outcome of seven ballot questions in November. Question 1 — All Maryland voters will decide whether the judges in Prince George’s County who oversee estate and will disputes must be admitted to the...Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Elections, Religion and Belief
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City voters to weigh election cycle, other issues
Baltimore City residents will vote next week on whether to elect city officials at the same time they cast their ballots for president — but their choice could be merely symbolic. State lawmakers passed a measure this year to align city elections...
Tags: Elections, Arts, Politics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Public Officials
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Now, it's all about turnout
With just two days left until polls open on Election Day, all sides of Maryland's fiercely contested ballot questions are turning to their final task: getting their supporters into the voting booth. To accomplish that goal, the campaigns have recruited...Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Prince George's County, Democratic Party, Steny Hoyer, Donna F. Edwards
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Harrah's casino to pay city at least $11 million in first year
The developers of Baltimore's casino will pay the city at least $11 million in their first year of operation — significantly less than terms proposed in 2009, but enough to help fund a small property tax cut for city homeowners, officials said. The...
Tags: Entertainment, Prince George's County, Lifestyle and Leisure, Baltimore Development Corporation, Taxation
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For Question 3
Call it the Sheila Dixon amendment. Although it was actually written in response to another corrupt Maryland politician who didn't know when to give up her hold on elective office, Question 3 on next week's ballot speaks directly to the turmoil...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Jack Johnson, Pension and Welfare, Politics
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Mayor challenges Pratt's acceptance of free legal work
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that Comptroller Joan M. Pratt's use of free legal services from Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos' law firm represents a breach of the city ethics code — an accusation vehemently rejected by Pratt. The...Tags: Legal Service, IBM, Crime, Law and Justice, Business Enterprises, University of Baltimore
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Alston must go
Another Maryland politician has broken the law and is, nonetheless, trying to hold on to elected office. Del. Tiffany Alston this week agreed to a plea deal that allowed her to avoid trial on charges that she misused money from her campaign funds to pay...
Tags: Prisons, Civil Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Prince George's County, Elections
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Leopold prosecutor to take on Baltimore police misconduct
Shelly S. Glenn, a state prosecutor who was handling the criminal case against Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold, is leaving her post to prosecute police misconduct in Baltimore. "Shelly Glenn is a tremendous addition to our office,"...
Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System, University of Maryland, College Park
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Former Md. Sen. Clarence Mitchell III has died
Clarence M. Mitchell III, who helped steer a sweeping desegregation measure through the General Assembly, died Thursday of cancer at Seasons Hospice at the Northwest Hospital Center. He was 72. Mr. Mitchell became the nation's youngest black legislator...
Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Cancer, Abusive Behavior, Democratic Party, Elections
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Leopold attorney bills taxpayers almost $21K for two weeks
Anne Arundel County hired a private, $450-an-hour lawyer to defend County Executive John R. Leopold in a discrimination lawsuit, ringing up a $20,743 bill to taxpayers within two weeks and raising questions about whether the embattled politician should...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Employment, Laws
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Doris J. Spriggs, aide to six mayors
Doris J. Spriggs, a former Social Security Administration specialist who later became an aide to six Baltimore mayors, died Tuesday of heart failure at Mercy Medical Center.
The longtime Edmondson Village resident was 79.
"Doris was really one of the...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Roman Catholicism, Howard University, Heart Failure, Elections
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Mayor Rawlings-Blake should give back 'gifts' and perks
I am sick of hearing the excuses from the mayor's office when it comes to the inappropriate use of taxpayer money, taxpayer-owned sports boxes and tickets — graft — that come from places like First Mariner Arena ("Mayor's use of tickets...Tags: 1st Mariner Arena, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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