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EDUCATION: To educators, “doomsday” budget a disaster

EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK Though supporters praised Gov. Martin O’Malley and the legislature for an overhaul of year-to-year education funding requirements, education leaders are calling for a special session to address gaps in school funding after the “doomsday” budget …

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: General Assembly wrap 2012

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE STAFF The 2012 General Assembly session closed without an agreement between the House of Delegates and the Senate on an operating

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EDUCATION: Advocates and opponents of in-state tuition bill gearing up for November

EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK, CNS While Barack Obama and his Republican opponent will capture national headlines this November, Maryland voters will turn their attention to in-state policy

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Victory! — Md. House narrowly approves same-sex marriage

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS [View the story "Md. Same-Sex Marriage" on Storify] After a year of highly contested debate and political wrangling, the

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MARYLAND: State of the State a prelude to tough legislative session ahead

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY DAVE NYCZEPI, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley made his case for job creation and same-sex marriage Wednesday, promoting his most ambitious agenda to date

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Possible doubling of flush tax worries some legislators

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ELLEN STODOL, CNS A number of legislators are concerned that Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to raise the flush tax from $2.50 to $5

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ENVIRONMENT: Park Service looks to expand Montgomery County deer killing to DC’s Rock Creek Park

ENVIRONMENT • BY VARUN SAXENA, CNS Rock Creek Park officials are waiting for National Park Service approval of a plan that allows to them employ sharpshooters to reduce

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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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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Gov. O’Malley considers tax hikes as General Assembly opens

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY DAVE NYCZEPIR, CNS Maryland's 430th General Assembly session convened Wednesday, promising more than a few tough votes in the coming weeks as Gov.

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ECONOMY: Montgomery County’s new face of homelessness

VIDEO • REBECCA TARANTO, CNS TV Homelessness is becoming increasingly common among families, even in Montgomery County, Md., which is one of the nation's wealthiest neighborhoods. One Silver

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HOUSING: Take it back: students bring ‘right’ stuff to foreclosure residents

HOUSING — When Gabriel Rodriguez-Rico and Danielle Dean met one recent Saturday in Prince George's County to help residents of foreclosed homes, they ended up heeding, in a

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ENVIRONMENT: Fracking commission to recommend making it easier for landowners to sue

ENVIRONMENT — A commission tasked with advising Maryland on possible shale gas production supports a change in the law that would make it easier for landowners to

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TRANSPORTATION: Red light, speed cameras remain controversial even as numbers grow

MARYLAND — In the 14 years since the Maryland legislature approved red light cameras, about 200 of the ticket-issuing machines have been installed in the state, according

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ENVIRONMENT: Offshore wind debate set to continue

ENVIRONMENT — Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the

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CRIME: After Silver Spring flash robbery, stores seek harsher penalties

In less than 10 minutes, 78 teenagers and young adults cycled through a 7-Eleven and emptied the shelves of candy bars, snacks and drinks. Before police arrived, they

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EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Montgomery lawmakers push panhandling ban — again

Vanita Smith sat in the grassy median of New Hampshire Avenue, her body balled-up underneath her blue poncho to keep warm. When the traffic light at Lockwood Drive turned

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HEALTH: White House’s Let’s Move Program lets schools snag salad bars

Young children may not jump for leafy greens and crispy carrots, but Maryland schools are seeing a surprising interest from students for healthier options than the pizza and

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Maryland counselors see rise in callers dealing with suicide, economy

CNS — Calls to suicide crisis hotlines in some Maryland counties have increased over the last few years, crisis counselors said, as Marylanders continue to cope with a

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ENVIRONMENT: Oh Deer!

VIDEO • BY TOM GEORGE, CNS A constant dilemma in Montgomery County: What to do about the deer? Even vegetarians who adamantly oppose hunting are peeved at

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Same-Sex marriage fight to return to legislature

The contentious legislative battle over same-sex marriage ended only a few months ago, but opponents and advocates have already started preparing to fight for their cause in the

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