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Brentwood Mayor Says She Is Repaying Town
BRENTWOOD, Md. (AP) — The mayor of Brentwood, Md., says she is repaying the more than $7,500 she allegedly withdrew on a town debit card to pay for personal expenses. Xzavier Montgomery-Wright said...
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Montgomery County Mulls Curfew For Youths Under 18
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Montgomery County Council is considering a curfew for youths younger than 18 in an effort to reduce gang activity and violence among teens. The Council on Tuesday proposed...
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Baltimore County Council To Vote On Apartment Rules
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore County Council is expected to vote on an ordinance that would offer guidelines for add-on apartments. The council is scheduled to vote on Monday on a bill that...
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Montgomery Council To Discuss Curfew At Work Session
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Montgomery County Council’s public safety committee is holding a work session on a countywide curfew for minors proposed by County Executive Isiah Leggett. The proposed...
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Prince George’s Democrats Pick Davis In Primary
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Prince George’s County voters have chosen a replacement for Councilwoman Leslie Johnson. According to the county board of elections, Derrick Leon Davis won Tuesday’s special...
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Residents In Laurel To Vote For Mayor, Council
LAUREL, Md. (AP) — Residents in Laurel will be heading to the polls to vote in a three-way race for the city’s mayor. Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Washington Post reports Mayor...
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Prince George’s County Council Picks Leaders
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A divided Prince George’s County Council has selected a new chairman and vice chairman. The Washington Post reports the Council on Tuesday unanimously elected Andrea Harrison...
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D.C. Council Approves Bill Making Gay Divorce Easier
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council has approved a bill that would make it easier for gay and lesbian couples who marry in the nation’s capital to get divorced. The bill would let gay couples who...
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Civil Rights Advocates Push For Diversity In Anne Arundel County Council
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—A racial slur directed at Asians during a county council meeting last week in Annapolis could impact who is appointed to fill a vacancy on the council. Mike Schuh first brought you...
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Anne Arundel Appoints Severn Man To Council Seat
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Anne Arundel County Council has chosen a 31-year-old Severn man to fill a vacant seat on the council, ending weeks of deadlock. The council voted Monday to appoint Marine...
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Harford Council Approves Teacher Bonus Money
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — The Harford County Council has approved bonus money for teachers that had been set aside for them by County Executive David Craig. The Baltimore Sun reports that the council...
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Baltimore Council Approves Property Tax Cut Plan
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore City Council has approved Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s proposed property tax cut legislation. The plan approved on Monday calls for a newly created homeowners tax...
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D.C. Council Chair Resigns After Bank Fraud Charge
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia Council chairman resigned Wednesday evening after being charged in federal court with lying about his income on bank loan...
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Bills In D.C. Seek Underground Power Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pepco would be required to bury more power lines in the District of Columbia under legislation proposed by members of the D.C. Council. Advocates say putting the lines underground...
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Frederick Arts Council Selling Downtown Center
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The Frederick Arts Council says it’s selling its downtown theater building and bowing out as an incubator for the performing arts. Acting Executive Director Susie Miller said...
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Council To Meet On Drug Prevention, Education
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Montgomery County Council will be holding meeting on drug prevention, intervention and education programs in county schools. The meeting of three different committees is...
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Montgomery Co. Council President To Give Briefing
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner is giving his last media briefing as council president. Berliner will meet with the media on Monday to discuss key items facing...
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Obama Names O’Malley To Council Of Governors
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama has named Gov. Martin O’Malley co-chair of the Council of Governors. The announcement was made Monday. The council includes 10 governors, including five...
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Anne Arundel Co. First In Md. With Law That Allows Residents To Carry Stun...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — After months of debating gun rights and regulations, a new controversy in Maryland. Anne Arundel County took a bold step, allowing citizens to carry Tasers and stun guns. Adam...
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D.C. Council Poised To Reject Ambulance Redeployment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council appears poised to reject a proposal by the city’s fire department to deploy more ambulances during the daytime and reduce the number on duty during the overnight...
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Baltimore City Hearing On Plastic, Paper Bag Fee Canceled
BALTIMORE (WJZ)— The Baltimore City Council Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee was set to hear the pros and cons of a fee on plastic and paper bags. Pat Warren reports the hearing...
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D.C. Council Rebukes Wal-Mart Over Wages
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council issued a legislative rebuke to Wal-Mart on Wednesday, approving a bill that would require the retail giant and other big-box chain retailers to pay their employees a...
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Annapolis Council To Consider Stripping Republican Mayor-Elect’s Power
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Days after a Republican was elected mayor of Annapolis, City Council members say they will revisit legislation that would strip the mayor’s office of much of its power. Democratic...
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D.C. Council Committee Backs Minimum Wage Hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. Council committee has unanimously approved a bill that would raise the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour, one of the nation’s highest, by 2015. The committee voted 6-0...
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Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties Vote To Raise Minimum Wage
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Montgomery County Council has voted to establish a county minimum wage and raise that hourly rate to $11.50 by 2017. The 8-1 vote Tuesday night followed hours of tense debate,...
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O’Malley Named Chairman Of Chesapeake Bay Council
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday was named the chairman of the Chesapeake Executive Council, saying he hoped to have a new Chesapeake Bay Watershed agreement signed next...
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Rubenstein To Lead Council For Library Of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein will become the next chairman of an advisory group that helps to guide the Library of Congress in Washington. The library announced...
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Democrats Calling On Republican Party To Denounce Candidate For AACO Council
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Right now, a candidate for Anne Arundel County Council is under fire for what appears to be his membership in a neo-confederate group that wants the south to secede from the rest...
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6th Person Tied To Gray Campaign Pleads Guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former D.C. Council candidate who served as driver for District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray during his 2010 campaign has pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate campaign finance...
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D.C. Council To Hold Hearing On Stop And Frisk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council will hold a hearing on the use of stop-and-frisk tactics by city police. People who’ve been stopped and searched on the street are expected to testify at the hearing,...
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Council Member Convicted Of Beating Homeless Man
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A Riverdale Park Town Council member has been convicted of beating a homeless man with a bat. The Prince George’s County state’s attorney’s office says 51-year-old Raymond...
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Delauter: Statement Was Wrong & Inappropriate
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A feud between a Frederick County councilman and the county’s local paper goes viral when the councilman threatens to sue the paper for using his name. Pat Warren reports what...
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Councilman Hosts Panel On Community Expectations Of Police
BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) — The difference in expectations between black and white communities and the police officers that protect them will be the topic of discussion at a panel hosted in Baltimore. The...
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D.C. Council Approves Bill To Outlaw Private Pot Clubs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council has approved a bill that would ban marijuana smoking in private clubs. The council voted unanimously in favor of the emergency legislation on Tuesday, just five days...
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Hogan Backs Bill To Examine Corrections System
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan is backing a measure to form a council to work on ways to cut spending on corrections and reduce recidivism. Hogan, a Republican, announced support for the bill...
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Nephew Of City Council President Killed In Weekend Violence
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A surge in deadly violence over the weekend. One of the victims is Baltimore Council President Jack Young’s nephew. Tracey Leong has reaction from the community. As a result, the city...
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2 Council Members Work To Repeal English-Only Ordinance
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Two members of the Frederick County Council have been working to repeal an ordinance passed in 2012 that required that all of the county’s official business be conducted in...
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Long-Serving Baltimore City Councilwoman Announces Retirement
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A long-serving member of the Baltimore City Council announces her retirement. Councilwoman Helen Holton will not seek re-election at the end of the council’s 71st term. Holton helped...
View ArticleMaryland Judge Nixes Local Ban On Certain Lawn Pesticides
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Members of a Maryland county council are blasting a judge’s ruling invalidating a local ban on certain pesticides on private lawns. A Circuit Court judge Thursday ruled that...
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Anne Arundel Council Votes To Vacate Jones’ Seat
The Anne Arundel County Council has voted to remove one of its members when he reports to federal prison next week to serve his sentence for not filing dozens of tax returns.
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