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Political map has minor changes
Sun StaffGov. Parris N. Glendening released his state redistricting proposal yesterday, a plan his aides said would improve the chances for minorities to win election to the General Assembly but which some Baltimore lawmakers said failed to address their concerns....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Clarence M. Mitchell IV, Justice System, NAACP, Perry Hall
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Senate narrowly defeats capital punishment bill
Sun StaffBuoyed by the argument that changing the law would end capital punishment in Maryland, the Senate narrowly defeated a bill yesterday that would have raised the standard of proof required to issue a death sentence. "You're going to empty out death row,"...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Death Penalty, Brian E Frosh, Judges, Justice System
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Ex-aide to senator files ethics complaint
Sun StaffA former aide to state Sen. Richard F. Colburn has sent a complaint to the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, asking for an investigation into the aide's allegations that he was required to write academic papers and conduct other...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Richard F. Colburn, Colleges and Universities, Baltimore Orioles, Values
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Redistricting fight to move to legal arena
Sun StaffBy the end of today, the State House politicking over redrawing Maryland's legislative districts will be officially completed and a new map will become law. Now the battle moves to the courts. A half-dozen or more lawsuits are expected to be filed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Clarence M. Mitchell IV, Justice System, Constitutional Issues, Civil Laws
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Suits claim bias in remap
Sun StaffGov. Parris N. Glendening says his redistricting map is legally sound, but a growing number of state and federal lawsuits allege his plan discriminates against minorities and illegally divides communities. The challengers - led by Democrats at odds...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Clarence M. Mitchell IV, Judges, Justice System, NAACP
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Assembly ethics panel rebukes senator over conflict of interest
Sun StaffMembers of the General Assembly's ethics committee admonished Sen. John A. Giannetti Jr. yesterday not to sponsor legislation involving his employer's clients after disclosures revealed that he introduced half a dozen bills related to businesses his law...Tags: Death, The Washington Post, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Companies and Corporations
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Changes spice up legislative races
Sun StaffIn legislative primaries marked by the upheaval of legislative redistricting and several prominent retirements, incumbents lost in Dundalk and Towson, as did candidates backed by powerful state senators in Owings Mills and Randallstown. The most...Tags: Catonsville, Referenda, Robert A. Zirkin, John S. Arnick, Dan K Morhaim
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Financial aid based on potential or patronage?
Sun ReporterAs thousands of needy students sit on waiting lists for financial aid, Maryland legislators are handing out nearly $11 million a year in taxpayer-funded college scholarships to almost anybody they want - including their colleagues' children. Defenders of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prince George's County, Howard County, Family, Judges
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Candidates living in limbo after map ruling
Sun StaffWhen the governor released his new General Assembly map, Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam was dismayed to learn that her longtime home in Baltimore was no longer in the district she had represented for two terms. So she decided to move. Now the 10th...Tags: Philip C Jimeno, Carroll County (Maryland), Local Elections, Regional Authority, Harford County
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Legislature approves bills to aid victims of Tropical Storm Isabel
Sun StaffIn the final days of the General Assembly session, legislators passed more measures designed to help Tropical Storm Isabel victims and to prevent a repeat of some of the problems they have experienced since the storm. But many of the insurance reforms...Tags: Disasters, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Insurance, Tropical Storms, Laws
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