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Md. Does a Poor Job Putting Data Online, Open Government Advocates Say
Southern Maryland Online
By BROOKE AUXIER COLLEGE PARK, Md. (February 7, 2012) -- Maryland lags behind other states in making government information easy for citizens to access online, open government advocates said, despite Gov. Martin O'Malley's push to make Maryland more ...
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Comptroller says gas sales tax would hurt business, consumersABC2 News
A modest proposal for pensionsBaltimore Sun
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Md. first, Va. 3rd in AP report
Washington Post (blog)
The lawyers, educators, government officials, consultants, journalists and other analytical types so numerous here prefer to fix what's wrong---how about those Redskins?---rather than celebrate what's right. Still, they might examine the annual report ...
Virginia students rank #3 in nation on AP examsWSLS
Washington students take more AP examsThe Columbian

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Maryland Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Indoor Tanning for Minors
MarketWatch (press release)
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Senate & House Hearings to Consider Greater Protection of Youth State Senator Jamie Raskin, Delegate Kirill Reznik and Delegate Mary Ann Love joined 11 additional legislators in the Maryland State ...

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Verizon Foundation Awarded Nonprofits in Maryland and the Nation's Capital ...
Sacramento Bee
... Verizon's vice president of government affairs - Mid-Atlantic region. "We have been an active corporate citizen in Maryland and the District of Columbia for more than a century, and we will continue to harness the innovative power of Verizon's ...

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Many lawyers willing and able to help Public Defender's Office
Baltimore Sun
Maryland Public Defender Paul De Wolfe stated he considered using panel attorneys to represent indigent defendants to staff commissioner bail hearings, but he concluded there are not enough panel attorneys statewide to meet the demand ("Maryland public ...




Lawmakers encouraged to strengthen cell phone ban
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Robbie Leonard of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender said making cell phone communication a primary offense and having different rules for drivers under 18 would lead to a “highly imprecise guessing game by police officers” when deciding ...

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Gingrich visits Columbus, seeks to jump-start campaign in Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
... Maryland-based company that wants to launch a uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio without keeping Congress apprised. The Dispatch public affairs team talks politics and tackles state and federal government issues in the Buckeye Forum podcast.

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Bill would limit public information requests of professors
Baltimore Sun
In Wisconsin, Republican Party officials sought the emails of a history professor, trying to demonstrate that he had misused his public account to stir political unrest during the state's highly publicized battles over organized labor. Maryland Del.

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WBAL Radio

Md. senator wants financial disclosures posted on Internet
The Herald-Mail
Jamie Raskin, D-Montgomery, said he plans to file legislation Monday that would require lawmakers and eventually thousands of Maryland government employees to file their financial disclosures electronically. The bill would also require the state to ...
Currie spends long afternoon with Md. ethics panelWashington Post (blog)
Week Five Agenda: Currie Investigation; O'Malley Appointments Gas Tax; Same ...WBAL Radio

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Mark Sampson: Log on and speak up about fisheries
Delmarva Now
This week I'll also take care of my "HMS permit" and after that my Maryland fishing license. Let's see... I've already renewed my Maryland "guides license," the documentation for my boat, my membership in a "random drug testing program" and the renewal ...

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