Religious-affiliated charities in Maryland drew in more than $70 million in funding from the state last year — which may come as a surprise since stark lines are often drawn between church and state. Some of Maryland’s largest church-based charities receive the bulk of their funding from the state
Day: February 25, 2013
Liberty preservation bill seeks to limit reach of federal detainment law
The Maryland Liberty Preservation Act of 2013, which prohibits state officers from detaining an American indefinitely and without due process, got the support of Marylanders opposed to action recently legalized in the National Defense Authorization Act.
State Roundup, February 25, 2013
As federal sequestration cuts loom, newspapers around the state are taking a look at how the sequestration cuts will affect defense and defense industry workers, related businesses, education and children; Govs. O’Malley and McDonnell, usually on opposite sides but now in the same boat, urge a solution to defense cuts; O’Malley’s voter expansion could lead to more fraud, some experts say; gun control nudges Beretta to ponder move; gun debate expected to heat up this week as it moves to the Senate; legislation would release some juvenile offenders to guardians; study sought over September school start; Maryland DNA law heads to the Supreme Court this week; U.S. Rep. Van Hollen the next Democratic House Speaker?; Neuman sworn in as Arundel County exec; and Baltimore County Councilman charged with DUI while operating county-owned vehicle.
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