Frederick County Proposes Legislation Package to Boost Local Powers
Frederick County officials draft a legislative package for the County Commissioners to approve and present to the local delegation for the upcoming Assembly session. Proposals include higher bingo prize limits, bonding authority, dumping fee changes, forest and solid waste fees, sheriff staffing and civil paper fees, home detention, prison medical priorities, roadside dumping penalties, general fee powers, wetlands inspections, aging detentions center expansion, and a microbrewery license.
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Frederick County
John Mathias
Ee aTee
Labr Vertu
Carl Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Redistricting deadlock worsens as House and Senate clash
In Annapolis the General Assembly failed to settle a weeklong impasse over redistricting. The House backed Speaker Mitchells plan keeping the Eastern Shore intact and pairing McMillen against Gilchrest in the 1st District while preserving Bentley in the 2nd. The Senate amended to resemble its own plan, moving Cecil County into the 2nd District, carving a new black majority district and a safe seat for Steny Hoyer, then the House rejected the Senate amendments. Both sides prepare for today’s reconvening as lawmakers complain the dispute diverts focus from the states fiscal crisis. The Senate plan shifts Carroll County into the 2nd District and reassigns areas in Montgomery and Howard counties, while the House plan consolidates western counties into the 6th District with Frederick remaining in the 6th in both plans.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
Luigi Csdional
House
R. Clayton Mitchell
D-Kent
Tom McMillen
Wayne T. Gilchrest
Helen Delich Bentley
Senate
Ate
McMillen
Gilchrest
Cecil County
Eastern Shore
Steny Hoyer
Congress
John T. Pica Jr
D-Baltmore City
Select Committee On
Thomac Vo Mike Miller Jr
Carroll County
Montgomery
Howard Counties
Howard County
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Genetic link found for early onset Alzheimer’s in three generation family
Indiana University researchers studied 30 members of an Indiana family over three generations and identified a mutation on chromosome 21 linked to a form of inherited Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in Science, notes this mutation influences amyloid production, though it may not be sole cause and other genes likely involved. Investigators aim to test the mutation in laboratory models to explore intervention points.
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Washington
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana
Jill Murrell
Gene Cohen
National
Science
Ms. Murrell
Repairs urged to speed school repairs after delay
A continued report notes repairs on the school project faced delays. In a Thursday letter, Armstrong and his company pledged to remedy all problems and said they are ready willing and able to proceed at once to complete the work.
King questions quality in Beetown school project
Memo excerpts show King asking for more specific information on two charges and questioning the Beetown masons beyond the firm at work on the two schools. Kettler Brothers Construction refutes all nine points. Project manager Jim Vallie says external inspectors would waste money and lack merit.
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Bresee
Hool
Kettler
Jim Vallie
Jim
Vallie
State Budget Plan Triggers Massive Public Protests
Juittee seeks spending cuts but offers no alternative proposal as hundreds gather at the State House. Groups including state troopers, recovering addicts, welfare recipients, and rape crisis center workers protest, with 1700 jobs cut and aid to 24000 unable to work slashed under Schaefer plan. Mitchell and Miller criticize parts while acknowledging a need to reduce spending.
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Juittee
House
Senate
State House
Schaefer
State Board of Public Works
Mitchell
Miller
Schaefer security questioned over trooper protection
AP reports anger among Maryland state troopers over guarding Governor Schaefer's Pasadena townhouse amid plans to lay off 83 troopers. Anonymous officer claims legality and fairness concerns while others say more private security is warranted. Press secretary says security decisions rest with state police.
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Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
Pasadena
Washington Post
Oficer
Michael Gartside
Frank Traynor
Schaefer
ASM
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