Cody to devote final months to county school budget battle
Montgomery County school superintendent Jose W. Cody will spend the last four months of his tenure fighting a roughly 552 million dollar budget plan. He argues the county executive’s proposal would hamper educational progress and force deep program cuts unless taxes rise. Cody praises the Commission on Excellence in Teaching and urges broad stakeholder engagement to implement decentralization, mentor support, and intern paths for future educators while refining principal selection and facility planning.
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Montgomery County
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Board of Education
Carroll Creek Project Delays Open South Court Bridge
Bridge detour near West All Saints and South Court streets extends due to Carroll Creek Project delays. Construction superintendent notes late material delivery pushed opening to last week. After South Market Street work, South Court Street will reclose for permanent paving. winter asphalt plants halt surface work. City pays Conger Palenscar about $3 million for phase one from South Court Street to 180 feet east of South Market Street as officials hope for downtown renaissance via the urban park and flood control project.
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All Saint’s
South Court Streets
Carroll Creek
South Court Street
Tom Lawrence
Congel Palensear
South Market Street
Strine
Syracuse
Conger Palenscar
Medevac funding sparks debate on highway user fees
Means Committee members back auto registration increases to refit and modernize the Medevac system as a funding source. They favor using a fixed amount and highway user fees to buy helicopters. A dissenting trio urges avoiding Transportation Trust Fund revenues for non transport projects.
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Hattery
Medevac Committee
Frank Komenda
Dprince George’s
John Coolihan
Baltimore County
Timothy Maloney
Prince George's
Transportation Trust Fund
Blue law repeal advances in Maryland legislature
Maryland lawmakers push Sunday business limit repeal amid regional and statewide measures. Baltimore County votes 16 to 6 in favor of lifting blue laws for Baltimore City and surrounding counties, with statewide repeal moving forward though exceptions remain for Wicomico and Allegany counties. Delegates cite voter demand and business viability while some oppose changes to small firms.
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Annapolis
Baltimore
Baltimore County
Baltimore City
Wicomico
Allegany
Senate
Anne Arundel
Howard
William Burgess
Leon Albin
Albin
Eviction Uncovers Fetuses Placed As Specimens At Church
Police and medical examiners probe 19 fetuses found stored in a garage connected to Dr. Church during eviction. Swetter calls them research specimens and says disposition is planned with Church involved. Sheriff’s office cautions slow progress as investigations may continue. local pastor notes unrelated health issues at home.
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Church
Crooke
Swetter
Maryland Medical Examiner
William Adams
Stadium plan gains tax-free funding boost in Baltimore
Annapolis officials say a sports lottery and revenues from new football and baseball stadiums will fund the project, removing the need for a beer tax increase. Alan Rifkin cites bonds of over 210 million dollars and says Orioles owner Edward Bennett Williams will testify in support. A baseball stadium hinges on a long term Orioles lease. a football stadium requires an NFL franchise.
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Annapolis
Schaefer
Baltimore
Alan Rifkin
William Donald Schaefer
Camden Yards
Inner Harbor
Rifkin
Senate
Edward Bennett Williams
Baltimore Orioles
Williams
General Assembly
Orioles
National Football
Scientists foresee cancer vaccines by 2000 and AIDS cure by 2010
A Louis Harris survey of 227 biomedical scientists, conducted July to November, predicts cancer vaccines by 2000 and an AIDS cure by 2010. The study, for Bristol-Myers, reports mixed expectations on AIDS cases, vaccines, and other health futures while noting experts’ views may not generalize.
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New York
Louis Harris and Associates
Bristol-Myers Co
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