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Legislative session had some positives
As legislative sessions go, 2013 isn’t likely to be considered a banner year in many Western Maryland circles. From gun control to an increase in gasoline taxes, the priorities of Annapolis are clearly different from those of the rural counties....Tags: Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy
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Bill would toughen Maryland Open Meetings law enforcement
New laws passed by the Maryland General Assembly late last week would put stricter penalties and an element of public shaming behind the state's open-meetings laws. State lawmakers said public officials have been able to flout the rules without...
Tags: Laws, Martin O'Malley, Elections, Punishment, Education
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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: Financial Aid, High Schools, United States Census Bureau, For-Profit Colleges, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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One more unwelcome twist for Towson sports
By dumping $300,000 in taxpayer funds on Towson University's baseball team, Gov. Martin O'Malley has temporarily solved one problem and created a multitude of others. The frustration that led Mr. O'Malley to intervene is understandable. But his proposal...
Tags: Executive Branch, Sports, College Basketball, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority
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USMH students trained in advance for job fair
julieg@herald-mail.comUniversity System of Maryland at Hagerstown senior Samantha Sines is expecting to graduate this spring so she’s looking for a job. In preparation for job interviews, Sines participated last month in mock interviews with business people who gave her...Tags: First Data Corporation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Libraries, U.S. Navy
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UB prepares to open new Law Center
Like American jurisprudence, the University of Baltimore's new $114 million law school is complicated and thoughtful. Staircases bridge across and spiral through the 12-story building's vibrant atrium, connecting a labyrinth of classrooms and study...
Tags: Jones Falls Expressway, Martin O'Malley, Mount Royal, Judges, Architecture
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O'Malley suggests Title IX taskforce
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley suggested Towson University form a task force to study how better to deal with meeting Title IX rules on gender equity. The governor, who proposed giving state money to save the university's baseball program, told a group of...Tags: Executive Branch, College Baseball, Colleges and Universities, Martin O'Malley, Government
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States in a race to secure drone testing
WASHINGTON — Although the prospect of drones flying over U.S. cities is generating cries of spies in the skies, groups from California to Florida are fiercely competing to become one of six federally designated sites for testing how the remotely...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Federal Aviation Administration, Colleges and Universities, Air Transportation Industry, North Carolina State University
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Health go, do, learn: Week of April 8
Towson to offer preadvising for nursing students Towson at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown nursing preadvising sessions will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, 32 W. Washington St.,...Tags: Lobbying, Religion and Belief, Values, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Culture
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Lawmakers raise concerns about O'Malley proposal to fund Towson baseball
Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to allocate $300,000 in taxpayer money to save Towson University's baseball team came under fire Wednesday from some legislators and key fiscal policymakers for being unprecedented and unfair to other college sports programs....
Tags: Executive Branch, Baseball, Sports, Martin O'Malley, Finance
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Accidentally released text messages give peek at O'Malley discussions
The text messages were pinging to and from Gov. Martin O'Malley's BlackBerry. It was the latter part of October, and Election Day was just around the corner. He and top advisers traded messages that touched on three referendum questions, all approved by...
Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Lotteries
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Tri-State gets a coating of snow
davem@herald-mail.com; caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comAn early spring snowstorm that passed through the Tri-State area left up to 6.2 inches of heavy, wet snow in Washington County on Monday but caused few traffic problems, officials said. There were some power outages but those had been eliminated Monday...Tags: Colleges and Universities, FirstEnergy Corp., Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), National Weather Service, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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