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Politics & Government

  • Alliance seeks $20M a year more for MARC

    The Central Maryland Transportation Alliance is lobbying for a $20 million annual investment into the MARC Penn Line, the commuter rail service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

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  • Callahan, top county administrator, dies of heart attack

    Dennis Callahan, a top aid to two successive county executives and the former mayor of Annapolis, died this morning of a heart attack. 

    Paramedics were called to the Severna Park home of Callahan, 70, who was county Executive John R. Leopold's chief administrative officer for five years.  He was pronounced dead at Anne Arundel Medical Center just after 8 a.m. 

    News of Callahan’s death spread quickly around the Arundel Center. 

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  • Political Notes: O'Malley taps county Democratic chief for school board nominating panel

    Gov. Martin O’Malley this week appointed the chairman of the county Democratic Party to the School Board Nominating Commission.

    Kory M. Blake of Odenton will represent District 21 on the board. He has been chairman of the county Democratic Central Committee since 2006, and is currently a staff member at AFSCME Council 67, the Maryland government employees union.

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  • Online lottery ticket sales expected to start next year, boost sales

    By MEGAN POINSKI
    MarylandReporter.com

    The Maryland State Lottery Agency hopes to make more money, get more exposure, and have more people playing when it takes ticket sales online, Lottery Director Stephen Martino said Tuesday.

    According to its fiscal 2013 budget, the Lottery anticipates $2.2 million in additional revenue through tickets for games and drawings that may be purchased online. Martino said that online sales could start in about 12 months.

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  • Lease helps Severn health, community center clear hurdle

    A proposed health and community center for needy Severn neighborhoods is closer to reality after county school officials approved a $10-a-year lease on property at Van Bokkelen Elementary School.

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  • Political Notes: 4 candidates file in District 1, more expected

    With one week to go, four Democrats have applied to replace former councilman Daryl Jones on the County Council:

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  • Euthanizing in county declines by 22.5%

    Following several changes at the county Animal Control facility in Millersville, the county euthanized 22.5 percent fewer animals last year than in 2010, according to new statistics released to Capital Gazette Newspapers.

    In all, Animal Control put down 3,775 domestic and wild animals last year, down from 4,871 in 2010 and 5,356 in 2009.

    “It’s our goal to see that number continue to decrease,” said Robin Small, the facility’s civilian administrator. “We want to place as many animals in homes as possible.”

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  • English county’s official language?

    Habla Espanol?

    If so, a pending county bill could ensure that you don’t see your language on any Anne Arundel County documents.

    The bill, introduced by Councilman Jerry Walker and backed by three other councilmen, would declare English the county’s official language.

    Walker, R-Gambrills, said the bill unveiled at Monday night’s council meeting fulfills a campaign promise he made in 2010.

    Many of the thousands of residents he spoke to named illegal immigration as their top concern, he said.

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  • State weighs Dobbins erosion proposal

    The state is considering a massive erosion control project that would use tons of earth to transform the picturesque cliffs of Dobbins Island into steep, grassy hillsides. 

    Proponents of the project on Monday told state officials that the plan is necessary to protect the 7-acre Magothy River landmark 'once and for all.'

    Opponents said there are better ways to protect the island. 

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  • Many small-business owners oppose governor’s offshore wind energy bill

    Many business owners will be opposing Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy bill Tuesday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

    The bill, designed to promote clean energy, would cost  residential users about $2 each month per household, but it would increase nonresidential users’ rates by 2.5 percent.

    “The utility bill is my single biggest bill after payroll,” said Walt Clocker, owner of Angel’s Food Market in Pasadena.

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