Glendening Proposes Crime Prevention Plan Features
Baltimore AP Governor Glendening unveiled an anti crime package aiming to add police in troubled areas curb youth trouble and target gun traffickers to cut gun related violence. Opponents say crime remains high among youth and critique HotSpots focus.
Maryland Gov Glendening expands crime package details
Governor Parris Glendening unveils a broadened crime package including tripling HotSpot Communities funding to 100 sites, adding juvenile crime focus, extending Break the Cycle with drug testing, deploying school probation officers, boosting genetic fingerprinting, funding character education, expanding After School Initiative, and enhancing the Automated Crime Victim Notification System with new state and federal grants and grant-funded programs.
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Governor floats state funded track amid racing woes
Governor Glendenning proposes using taxpayer money to back a new track with a 1920s motif and modern tech, potentially taking control of the Preakness Stakes. Campaign rival Rehrmann criticizes priorities, while polls show weak support for subsidies amid stadium spending discontent.
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Maryland Senate President opposes public funds for racing upgrades
Senate President Thomas W Miller opposes using public funds for capital race track improvements though he supports slots in Maryland. Laurel Pimlico owner DeFrancis would discuss partnerships but doubts legislative passage. Rehrmann cites overcrowded schools and portable classrooms while Glendening and the legislature funded 18 million in racing grants to boost purses. Sauerbrey favors slots to help tracks compete with Delaware and West Virginia.
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Freeman predicts a Western economic blowout in coming years
Baltimore County governor hopeful Lawrence Freeman campaigns with Lyndon LaRouche ties and warns of an imminent crash in the Western economy. He cites Wall Street speculation and the Asian crisis as support, urges justice for black leaders, and calls for classical education and farmer protections.
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Gov Glendenning Wins Warm Reception From Child Advocates
In Columbia advocates for needy children heard from four candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. Gov Parris Glendenning received the strongest applause as he outlined four years of work and plans for a second term in education health care and child protection. Richard Bennett spoke for Sauerbrey opposing a tobacco tax increase and gun safety laws. Bennett urged jail time for first serious juvenile offenses and defended funding for children’s programs amid tax-cut proposals. Howard County Executive Charles Ecker urged stricter education to curb juvenile crime and summer school options.
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