Maryland Politics: June 22, 2008 - June 28, 2008
Edwards' First Votes
Within moments of her swearing in last week, Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) was casting her first vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Edwards defeated Republican Peter James in a special election in parts of Montgomery...
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June 26, 2008; 12:55 PM ET |
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Pr. Geo.'s Politicians Pledge Anti-Slots Effort
Prince George's State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey led a group of county politicians yesterday who announced they will work to convince local residents to vote against a November ballot referendum that would authorize the state to legalize slot machines. Ivey...
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Anne Bartlett
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June 25, 2008; 7:54 AM ET |
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MoCo Chooses Planning Board Members
The Montgomery County Council today selected a community activist and a developer to fill two vacancies on the Planning Board that sets land-use policy, oversees parks and reviews development plans. Clarksburg community activist Amy Presley replaces Republican Allison Bryant, whose...
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Anne Bartlett
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June 24, 2008; 6:40 PM ET |
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MoCo Council Sends Moore to WSSC
As expected, the Montgomery County Council unanimously signed off this morning on Ike Leggett's pick to serve on the commission that oversees water and sewer service in Montgomery and Prince George's counties. But the discussion over Rockville epidemiologist Roscoe Moore's...
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Ann Marimow
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June 24, 2008; 4:50 PM ET |
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Forcing School Kids to Walk Farther
The Montgomery County school board is expected to vote tonight on whether to give Superintendent Jerry D. Weast emergency power to make students walk farther to school, as a way of coping with escalating fuel costs for buses. More walkers...
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Mike McPhate
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June 23, 2008; 11:54 AM ET |
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Pr. Geo.'s Delegate Rankles Chinese Government
Del. James W. Hubbard seems to have started a trade dispute with China -- and he's loving every minute of it. The Prince George's Democrat began to rankle the Chinese government last winter, when the General Assembly took up his...
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Anne Bartlett
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June 23, 2008; 9:37 AM ET |
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