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House panel kills 'black liquor' bill
Legislation that would have phased out millions in ratepayer-financed subsidies for mostly out-of-state paper mills died in a House committee Friday, just a day after the Senate passed a companion measure. The House version of the so-called "black...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Energy Saving, Baltimore County, Elections, Alternative Energy
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Allegany Co. man shot by state trooper dies
An Allegany County man shot Thursday night by state troopers as he opened fire on members of his family has died of his wounds, police said Friday. Samuel E. George was pronounced dead at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, according to police. Internal and...Tags: Maryland State Police, House Building, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Shootings
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'Black liquor' phase-out clears Senate
A phase-out of renewable energy subsidies for paper mills has cleared the Maryland Senate, though with a provision that guarantees the state's only paper plant in Allegany County would continue to receive payments underwritten by taxpayers....
Tags: Renewable Energy, Energy Saving, Electricity Production and Distribution, Alternative Energy, Paper and Product Packaging Industry
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Police investigating possible killing at state prison
State police are investigating the possible killing of an inmate Tuesday night at a prison in Hagerstown, the fifth such incident at a state prison in six months. State police said the victim was a 22-year-old inmate at the Maryland Correctional...
Tags: Prisons, Murder, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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'Black liquor' bill resurrected
Some Annapolis lawmakers have gotten in the Easter spirit a little early. A bill that would curtail millions in renewable-energy subsidies for mostly out-of-state paper mills comes to the Senate floor Monday, after being killed last week and then revived...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Environmental Issues
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O'Malley's Maryland gas tax proposal unpopular with Washington County legislators
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA proposal backed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley that would raise the state gas tax in July by 3.8 cents per gallon remains unpopular with many Washington County legislators. Under the proposal, the gas tax would increase to 27.3 cents per...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Transportation, E-Commerce Industry, Politics, Baltimore Red Line
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Supporters mount campaign to preserve assault weapons ban
Gov. Martin O'Malley and gun-control advocates launched an offensive Thursday to protect his proposed ban on assault-type weapons from a House committee's efforts to scale it back. "Military-style assault weapons belong on the battlefield, NOT on the...
Tags: Shootings, Government, Anthony G. Brown, Anthony W. Batts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Black liquor' deal goes sour
A deal environmentalists thought had been worked out to stop mostly out-of-state paper mills from cashing in on Maryland's renewable energy law by burning so-called "black liquor" has come unglued. The state's only paper plant in Allegany County has...
Tags: Baltimore County, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Montgomery County (Virginia), Justice System
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Credit union purchases vacant Somerset Township building
A vacant Somerset Township building will soon be home to a new bank. Stacey Bingaman, president and CEO of First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union, said the credit union will open a new location in the former Verizon Wireless store in front of...
Tags: Garrett County, Somerset County (Maryland), Verizon Wireless
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House committee approves death penalty repeal bill
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill to end the death penalty moved one step closer to becoming law Friday when a House committee passed the measure in a 14-8 vote. The bill, already passed by the Senate, now moves to the House floor, where it is also...Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Criminals, Politics
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Gun rights supporters again flock to Annapolis
Hundreds of pro-gun activists again swarmed Annapolis on Tuesday in hopes of turning the tide against gun control. Polls show that banning assault weapons and requiring a license to buy a handgun have broad support among Marylanders, but gun rights...
Tags: Firearms, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Justice System
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State seeking 50-year sentence against man on child sex abuse, porn charges
dona@herald-mail.comRobert William Mulkern Jr., who went missing for more than two years and was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” before being apprehended last year in Vermont, pleaded guilty to child pornography and child sex abuse charges Monday in...Tags: Maryland State Police, Prisons, Rentals, Sex Crimes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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