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Md. has long straddled the line between North and South, but these days North is winning
Maryland's official song may include a line about "Northern scum" left over from the Civil War era, but the state isn't feeling so Southern anymore.
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Md. fires Cheltenham staff members, suspends others
Two Cheltenham Youth Detention Center staff members have been fired, a high level administrator demoted, and a supervisor and a program manager suspended after a teacher was killed at the state-run juvenile detention center in Prince George's County.
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Maryland Lawmakers: House passes bill to curb gang activity in schools
The House of Delegates has approved legislation designed to keep gang activity out of schools.
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Frederick County Rejects Secession Proposal
The Frederick County Commissioners have rejected a proposal to consider seceding from Maryland.
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Jimsonweed Poisoning Associated With a Homemade Stew--Maryland, 2008...
JAMA. 2010;303 :1028-1030. MMWR. 2010;59:102-104 1 table omitted In the early morning hours of July 9, 2008, six adult family members were admitted to a hospital emergency department in Maryland with hallucinations, confusion, mydriasis, and tachycardia of approximately 3-4 hours duration.
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Sen. Pugh urges Senate panel to allow vote on table games
Sen. Catherine Pugh is sponsoring a bill to study the financial impact of expanded gambling.
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Md. Considers New Sex Offender Laws
Life may soon become a whole lot tougher for people convicted of sex offenses against children in Maryland.
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Md. ACORN Chapter Disbands in Video Scandal's Wake
A former leader of Maryland's ACORN chapter says the group shaken by a national video scandal will no longer operate in the state.
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Victim's Dad Urges Tougher Md. Laws
The father of a Florida girl who was killed by a convicted sex offender is urging Maryland residents to call for changes to state laws.
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Ehrlich weighs running for Md. governor, U.S. Senate
Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich says thoughts about running for U.S. Senate are "in the mix" as he weighs his options for running for office.
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MD Falls Behind in Food Stamp Compliance
Just months after a Baltimore judge ordered Maryland to deliver food stamps sooner to poor families, court records show the state has fallen further behind.
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Lawmakers Consider Shifting Cost Of Teacher Pensions
Maryland lawmakers searching for budget cuts are giving some serious thought to shifting at least some costs of teacher pensions to counties.
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MD Police Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing
A Prince George's County police helicopter had to make an emergency landing in southeast Washington after a mechanical light warned of trouble.
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Forecast shows state revenue slips by $66 million
Maryland budget drafters can expect $66 million less in tax collections for fiscal 2010, according to the latest Board of Revenue Estimates projection approved Wednesday.
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2 Md. Lawmakers Target Of Anti-Semitic Flier
Two Maryland lawmakers are the target of a flier that calls them "bagel brain Jews" for supporting tougher firearms legislation.
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Md. Girl, 17, Charged with Murder
A 17-year-old Maryland girl has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting an acquaintance after a dispute.
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Killer Couple Seeking Divorce
Police released this photo of Erika and Benjamin Sifrit after their arrest in 2002.
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Two Maryland men charged in retail theft ring
Two Maryland men were charged this week with stealing about $1,000 in health and beauty care items from the Giant Foods Store along the Cumberland Parkway in Upper Allen Township, police said.
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Md. university staff may lose free tuition benefit
Maryland legislators may require state university system employees to start paying half the cost of tuition for themselves and their children to help solve state budget woes.
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States scramble on campaign spending limits
The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of decades-old campaign spending limits gives states scant time to face an election-year dilemma: brace for a flood of new money in politics, or find new ways to rein it in.
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