City weighs shared facility lease for police and agencies
Officials discussed a 25 year lease shared cost plan for a new facility housing the state police and three city or county agencies. A memorandum of understanding could guide initial steps before a formal study, aiming to avoid rent payments to the county and allow the city to be its own landlord.
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Schmersahl
Jim Grimes
Maj
Raffensberger
Grimes
Rotary Club of
Carroll Creek
Jerry D. Muir
Rosemont Ave site plan review for Sheetz advances
City planners and zoning officials pressed for narrower customer service space and added traffic considerations as the Rosemont Avenue site plan for Sheetz continues. Critics lament delays, noting multiple traffic studies and lengthy delays while local homeowners blame earlier development for congestion.
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Commission
Rosemont Avenue
Catherine Parks
Sheetz
Williams
Frederick County eyeing 0.5 rise in student teacher ratio
Teachers and principals warn a 0.5 increase in the student-teacher ratio could crowd classrooms and strain staffing. Frederick High and Yellow Springs Elementary expect bigger class sizes, less tutoring, and some teachers teaching outside their subject areas as schools adjust schedules for next year.
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Frederick County
Gadra
Brown
Frederick
Frederick High
Frederick High School
Yellow Springs
Peter Storm
Kevorkian Faces New Trial In Michigan Case
Dr Jack Kevorkian, twice acquitted, faces another trial in October 1991 deaths of Sherry Miller and Marjorie Wantz. Prosecutors must prove he knew the women sought self destruction and provided means, while defense seeks intent to relieve pain. Judge Breck allowed juror moral belief questioning. prosecutors plan emergency appeal.
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Pontiac, Mich
Jack Kevorkian
Kevorkan
Sherry Miller
Marjorie Wantz
Kevorkian
Inme
Oakland County
David Breck
Breck
Jessica Cooper
Lawmakers clash over gun control bill amendments
Judicial Proceedings Committee rewrote the governor’s bill and secured a veto pledge from Governor Glendening on the exact measure. The House leadership resisted Senate influence, while delegate Hecht, likely the lone local supporter, argued public demand for gun control amid district polling showing a two to one preference, though some delegates doubt the bill’s effectiveness.
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Glendening
Baker
House Teadership
Brinkley
House
Senate
Hecht
Frederick
Washington
Teacher tape reveals extra minutes before carjacking murder
Ocean County Prosecutor Daniel Carluccio disclosed 22 additional minutes of audio from a macrocassette found on Kathleen Weinstein’s body, extending 24 minutes already recovered. The recordings, made during the violent carjacking, contributed to the arrest of 17-year-old Michael LaSane on charges of carjacking murder and felony murder.
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Toms River
Kathleen Weinstein
Ocean County
Daniel Carluccio
Weinstein
Michael LaSane
Congress pushes veto showdown on late term abortion bill
Congress clears a ban on a late term abortion procedure known as intact dilation and evacuation, sending the bill to President Clinton for a threatened veto. Supporters call it a necessary protection, while opponents warn it challenges reproductive rights and the landmark 1973 ruling. The vote was 286 to 129 in the House amid political tension ahead of the election.
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Washington
White House
Clinton
Jane Johnson
Planned Parenthood
Charles Canady
R-Fla
Zoe Lofgren
California
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Henry Hyde
R-Hi
Congress
Supreme Court
House
Nita Lowey
Senate approves line item veto bill in historic move
The Republican led Congress backs a line item veto bill as Senate passes 69 to 31 on Wednesday with final passage anticipated in the House. Supporters call it the most significant power shift since 1789 while opponents warn it curtails legislative independence and increases executive control.
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Washington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Robert Byrd
Dwva
United States
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