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Proposed legislation would allow midwives to conduct home births
Supporters of home births are trying to convince legislators to create a pilot program that could eventually lead to the licensing of midwives without nursing degrees. The three-year pilot would allow certified professional midwives to deliver babies...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Health, Education, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals
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Soft-spoken champion of gun control gets job done
When the marathon ended Thursday, when Maryland senators voted decisively to pass a sweeping gun control bill, Sen. Brian Frosh kissed his wife. Then he hugged the governor's chief lobbyist. In the marbled gallery of the State House, a gun control...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Personal Weapon Control, Maryland State Police, E.J. Pipkin, Executive Branch
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Police in Md. holding DNA on people not convicted of crimes
Even as the U.S Supreme Court reviews Maryland's law on police collection of DNA samples, many law enforcement agencies in the state are collecting and holding genetic material from murder victims and people never convicted of crimes. The practices...
Tags: Police Investigations, Crimes, Maryland State Police, Identification Technology, Martin O'Malley
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Prince George's launches 311 County Click call system
The Prince George's County government seeks to consolidate its services with two recent endeavors: the 311 County Click call system and creation of the Department of Permits, Inspection and Enforcement. Launched last October, 311 County Click allows...Tags: Apple iPhone, Prince George's County
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Senate preserves gun licensing proposal
The Baltimore SunThe centerpiece of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun control bill survived the Maryland Senate intact Wednesday, though opponents vowed to keep fighting the proposal to give the state some of the nation’s strictest gun laws. A new licensing...Tags: Health, Personal Weapon Control, Behavioral Conditions, E.J. Pipkin, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Frederick, Md., police officer charged with using stolen gift cards
A Frederick, Md., police officer has been charged with using stolen gift cards to purchase merchandise from a store in the Centre at Hagerstown shopping plaza. Charity F. Hoxie, 37, of 221 E. Third St. in Waynesboro, Pa., was charged with theft of...Tags: Theft, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Bath (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Three to be interviewed for Jefferson County sheriff position
richardb@herald-mail.comPeter Dougherty, president of the Jefferson County Board of Education; Steven V. Groh, an assistant county prosecutor, and retired Charles Town Police Chief Louis Brunswick will be interviewed next week by the Jefferson County Commission in the county&...Tags: Primaries, Politics, Elections, Local Elections, Bank Robbery
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Democrats' hypocrisy on voter access
Many Maryland politicians spritz on Eau de Hypocrisy at least occasionally. But Gov. Martin O'Malley and fellow Democrats bathed in it with their support for the inaccurately labeled Referendum Integrity Act, an effort to make it harder for citizens to...
Tags: Minority Groups, Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Voting
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments over Md. DNA case
In a Maryland case that's garnered the attention of the other 49 states, the federal Department of Justice and the national science community, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict police in collecting DNA to solve...Tags: Civil Rights, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, Identification Technology, Government
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Senate gives final approval to gun control bill
The Maryland Senate gave final approval to Gov. Martin O'Malley's sweeping gun control bill Thursday night, sending the legislation to the governor for his promised signature. O'Malley said in a statement that the bill strikes "a balance between...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Nathaniel J McFadden, Executive Branch, Government, Maryland General Assembly
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Maryland House passes gun-control bill
The House of Delegates voted Wednesday to give Maryland one of the toughest gun laws in the nation, passing a bill that would ban the sale of assault-type weapons, set a 10-bullet limit on magazines and require fingerprints and a license to buy a handgun....
Tags: Health, Personal Weapon Control, Behavioral Conditions, Shootings, Government
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Senators rebuke Franchot, who strikes right back
Two senators who sit on the committee that oversees the state budget have issued a harsh rebuke to Comptroller Peter Franchot, accusing Maryland’s chief tax collector of misusing taxpayers’ money to travel around the state giving out “...Tags: Travel, Nancy J. King, Trips and Vacations, Frederick County (Maryland), Annapolis
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Feb 22, 2013
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