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State Roundup: Subpoena for McGrath; counting ballots by hand; Sen. Hough fears town bankruptcy from brutality lawsuits
Web delivered ballots must be hand-copied to be counted; Sen. Hough fears town bankruptcy from brutality lawsuits,
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State Roundup: GA leaders say no to special session as lawmakers push legislation to reduce health care disparities
GA leaders say no to special session as state lawmakers push legislation to reduce health care disparities.
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State Roundup: State tells voters to ignore ‘vague’ USPS election instructions
State tells voters to ignore ‘vague’ USPS election instructions
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State Roundup: Baltimore City keeps stay-at-home order, joining Montgomery and P.G. counties
Gov. Larry Hogan lifts statewide stay-at-home order at 5 p.m. but the action won’t affect at least half of Marylanders.
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Debts put some Marylanders in jail
Jailing a person for an unpaid debt has been illegal for almost two centuries in the United States.But in Maryland, through a roundabout court procedure, hundreds of people every year are jailed for essentially just that: Owing money.
Read MoreState Roundup, March 25, 2019
House OKs creation of Prescription Drug Affordability Board to set limits on state, local government payouts for medications for its employees; Montgomery lawmaker to yank bill that would allow development at unused portion of Baltimore County cemetery; UMMS official face wrath of House committee over board of directors “self-dealing,” promising audit of its board relationships; numerous red flags were evident at UMMS; as Mayor Catherine Pugh gets ready for re-election bid, her earlier claims and promises come back to haunt; and just where are all those ‘Healthy Holly’ books anyway?; and Supreme Court set to hear Maryland, N.C. gerrymandering cases on Tuesday.
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Plea Deals Part 2: Bargaining while stuck in jail
An analysis of voided convictions in Baltimore found that 97 percent of the defendants were held in custody after their arrest. Studies have found that those in custody are much more likely to plead guilty, and those behind bars have a weaker bargaining position.
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Chinese sister state promoting more trade with Maryland
This week, Anhui province has sent its largest delegation to Maryland with the aim of increasing trade and tourism. Gov. Larry Hogan declared the week Maryland-Anhui Promotion Week, and “both want to re-invigorate the partnership,” said Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford Tuesday kicking off a two-day event at the Rockville Hilton.
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Montgomery minimum wage impact report under scrutiny
Taxpayers are paying for a lengthy study that concluded a proposed $15 minimum wage in Montgomery County would lead to fewer jobs, but which businesses participated in the study isn’t being made public.
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Ellicott City stairway catches the eye and stormwater
An earthquake, and then a flood, forced officials to repair a parking lot retaining wall in hilly Ellicott City. Howard County’s innovative repair job did more than restore the wall — it netted the community an architecturally designed staircase, showy native gardens, a waterfall, less stormwater pollution of the Patapsco River and a BUBBA.
Read MoreState Roundup, April 12, 2017
Gov. Hogan signs many bills, including rewrite of public integrity law and ones to give tax breaks to manufacturers and some commercial developers in Arundel; also passing were bills to stop price gouging by drugmakers and to fight opioid crisis, while other progressive bills failed including cleaning up medical marijuana program and preventing child marriages; Black Caucus calls for special session to fix medical marijuana program; many laud session for its bipartisanship; poll finds Hogan 2nd most popular governor in country; Atty Gen Frosh sees his power expanded; and as Comptroller Franchot seeks to overhaul state’s “outdated” liquor laws, Guinness likely to return to Annapolis to seek more beer selling concessions.
Read MorePepco, Delmarva seeking higher electric rates
In less than a year, three Exelon-owned power companies have filed petitions with the Public Service Commission of Maryland to raise the price of electric bills. After Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.’s rate adjustment was granted in June, Delmarva Power and Pepco now seek to raise their prices, citing millions of dollars invested into improving their electric systems and services during the past few years. However, many, including Montgomery County councilmember Roger Berliner, said they believe these rate adjustments are unwarranted and will disproportionately affect lower-income residents already struggling to pay bills.
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