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Two $1 million Powerball tickets drawn; prizes yet to be claimed
Two winning Powerball tickets — one from Baltimore City, one from Calvert County, and each with a second-tier prize of $1 million — were pulled from Wednesday night's drawing, said the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on Thursday....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Powerball Lottery
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Oyster farming off to a slow start in Maryland
— The dock built to hold water-filled tanks of baby oysters stands empty. The new marina for landing fully grown bivalves is being used for now by some crabbers.
Encouraged by a new state policy to boost private oyster farming, Jay Robinson and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Human Interest, Energy Resources, Wetlands
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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Maryland Stadium Authority, Martin O'Malley, Lobbying, Executive Branch
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Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Republican Party, Martin O'Malley, Military Justice, Executive Branch
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Dominion wins right to export liquefied natural gas
A Calvert County judge brushed aside Friday a potential legal hurdle to exporting liquefied natural gas via the Chesapeake Bay, ruling that Dominion, the Richmond, Va.-based energy company, does not need the Sierra Club's permission to convert its LNG...Tags: Sumitomo Corporation, Nuclear Power, Justice System, Business Enterprises, Energy
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Extent of storm damage growing
Sun StaffTropical Storm Isabel destroyed or severely damaged thousands of Maryland homes and businesses, government officials said yesterday as the full extent of the storm's toll began to emerge. More than 3,300 homes were damaged or destroyed in eastern...Tags: Disasters, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Death, Queen Anne's County
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House GOP deposes O'Donnell, chooses Kipke as leader
Vastly outnumbered and constantly thwarted by Democrats, Republicans in the House of Delegates ousted longtime Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell Tuesday and replaced him with Anne Arundel County Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke. After a meeting that dragged...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Harford County, Americans for Prosperity, Politics
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Maryland lawmakers call for answers on alleged jail corruption involving BGF
Maryland lawmakers called Wednesday for a sweeping inquiry into the state prison system, amid allegations that a gang effectively took over the Baltimore City Detention Center, orchestrating crimes from behind bars and impregnating female correctional...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Black Guerrilla Family, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Prosecution
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Unions do their business on taxpayers' dime
It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not &#...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Government, Teachers, Elections
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Tornado confirmed in Prince George's County after Friday storms
A tornado touched down in the Largo area of Prince George's County during storms that passed through the region Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday. Meteorologists had previously confirmed another tornado in Northern Virginia. The...Tags: Natural Disasters, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Weather Reports, Prince George's County, Spotsylvania County
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O'Malley signs wind bill, other jobs measures
After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators....
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, E.J. Pipkin, Executive Branch, Michael E. Busch, Government
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Husband makes court appearance in missing-woman murder case
Robert Jarrett shuffled over to the red plastic chair and sat down, then used both of his shackled hands to slide on a pair of glasses. It was the 57-year-old's first court appearance after his arrest Wednesday night on charges that he killed his wife,...Tags: Building Material, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Prosecution, Justice System
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