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Two $1 million Powerball tickets drawn; prizes yet to be claimed
Two winning Powerball tickets — one from Baltimore City, one from Calvert County, and each with a second-tier prize of $1 million — were pulled from Wednesday night's drawing, said the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on Thursday....
Tags: Powerball Lottery, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Chesapeake Bay Blues Fest rained on again, but fans are ready
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.Skies were gray Saturday, but the gloomy weather wasn't going to get John Seigel down -- not on his birthday weekend. Standing hand-in-hand with his girlfriend, Nina Johnston, Seigel said he had just handed over $20 for a pair of ponchos, should the on-...Tags: Services and Shopping, Annapolis, Festive Events, Indigenous (music group), National Weather Service
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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Annapolis, Government, Bonds, Lobbying
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Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Regional Authority, U.S. Army, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Martin O'Malley
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House GOP deposes O'Donnell, chooses Kipke as leader
Vastly outnumbered and constantly thwarted by Democrats, Republicans in the House of Delegates ousted longtime Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell Tuesday and replaced him with Anne Arundel County Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke. After a meeting that dragged...Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Harford County, Parties and Movements, Politics, Republican Party
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Maryland lawmakers call for answers on alleged jail corruption involving BGF
Maryland lawmakers called Wednesday for a sweeping inquiry into the state prison system, amid allegations that a gang effectively took over the Baltimore City Detention Center, orchestrating crimes from behind bars and impregnating female correctional...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Safety of Citizens, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Gang Activity, Martin O'Malley
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Unions do their business on taxpayers' dime
It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not &#...Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Unions, Martin O'Malley, Teachers
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Tornado confirmed in Prince George's County after Friday storms
A tornado touched down in the Largo area of Prince George's County during storms that passed through the region Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday. Meteorologists had previously confirmed another tornado in Northern Virginia. The...Tags: Natural Disasters, Spotsylvania County, Tornadoes, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Weather Reports
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O'Malley signs wind bill, other jobs measures
After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators....
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Annapolis, Regional Authority, E.J. Pipkin, Government
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O'Malley signs offshore wind bill
After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O'Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators. Just...Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Annapolis, Government, Regional Authority, E.J. Pipkin
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Assembly moved quickly to pass bevy of landmark bills
This time last year, the Maryland General Assembly was mired in anger and confusion. The House and Senate were feuding over taxes and casino gambling. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch were butting heads....
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Regional Authority, Death Penalty, Maryland Transit Administration, U.S. Congress
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Snakes in a state (and frogs, salamanders and turtles, too)
— The volunteers of the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project leave no log unrolled, no stone unturned in their quest to document the state's dirt dwellers. When the earth is moist after a soaking rain and the temperatures whisper spring,...
Tags: Conservation, Science, Biology, Queen Anne's County, Zoology
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