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TEENS: Md. girls incarcerated at higher rates than boys for lesser offenses

TEENS: BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS Of the 279 female youth committed to residential treatment centers in Maryland in 2010, approximately 80 percent were accused of nothing more serious than a misdemeanor, statistics from the Department of Juvenile Services show. For …

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Lawmakers aim to increase penalty for strangulation

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • KELSEY MILLER, CNS Grabbing another person's neck to stop their breathing -- an act usually associated with domestic violence cases — is extremely difficult

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CONGRESS: Federal pension change divides Maryland Congressional Delegation on payroll tax cut

CONGRESS • BY MARK MILLER, CNS Eight of the 10 members of Maryland's congressional delegation voted Friday to reject a bipartisan compromise on extending the payroll tax cut

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CONGRESS: Maryland Women’s Caucus returns with new Tubman legislation

CONGRESS • BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS Scroll to the bottom to see a timeline of Harriet Tubman's life. After a failed attempt last year to put a Harriet

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Coalition calls alcohol tax a success

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS A coalition that pushed an alcohol tax increase last year is calling the tax a success and turning its efforts

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CONGRESS: Maryland delegation sets aside (most) partisanship for Obama speech

CONGRESS • BY MARK MILLER, CNS President Obama set out a blueprint for an economy "built to last" -- calling for business tax reform,

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INDIGENOUS CULTURE: Maryland recognition in hand, Piscataway leaders split on seeking federal status

INDIGENOUS CULTURE • BY MARK MILLER, CNS The heads of two Piscataway Indian groups recognized by the state of Maryland this week said they are unlikely to pursue

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