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May 3, 2013
Those thinking "done deal" after the state adopted a stormwater runoff fee may have another thing coming. Even though counties, including Baltimore and Howard, have adopted measures to comply with the fee, resistance is building to what some are now scornfully calling a "rain tax. " Not only was the fee structure bill in Anne Arundel County recently vetoed by the county executive, but now there are predictions the state legislature will reconsider how...
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June 25, 2000
Time has come to replace Columbia's CPRA When I worked for James Rouse planning Columbia in the early 1960s, we practiced what is now called "out of the box" thinking. So let's explore this "out of the box" idea: Eliminate the Columbia Park and Recreation Association (CPRA) and the Columbia Council and board. Designate Columbia a special tax district in Howard County so CPRA assessments are paid to the county and therefore are tax deductible. The county would then take responsibility for all CPRA functions, folding those into an expanded county parks and recreation department with a mandated budget line item for Columbia.
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By Nicole Fuller, The Baltimore Sun | August 21, 2010
With a little more than two months before the November election, Leopold has $568,000 cash on hand. Conti, an Annapolis business executive, has $81,000, and Green Party candidate Mike Shay has $3,100, according to campaign documents filed with the state elections board last week. "The county executive is encouraged by the numbers, because they reflect support for him in the community," said his spokesman, Dave Abrams. "But the strength of Mr. Leopold's campaign has always been personal contact with county voters.
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By Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore Sun | April 2, 2011
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold's secretary Patty Medlin was questioned Friday, a county official confirmed, as the state prosecutor's office investigates whether Leopold improperly used his county-funded security detail to work on his recent campaign. Leopold's spokesman Dave Abrams said Medlin appeared at the circuit courthouse Friday. The (Annapolis) Capital newspaper first reported Saturday on her appearance. She could not be reached for comment. Three of the five officers assigned to Leopold's detail were subpoenaed and testified before an Anne Arundel grand jury last month, the officers' lawyers have confirmed.
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By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun | January 29, 2013
With John R. Leopold suspended from office due to Tuesday's criminal convictions, some Anne Arundel County Republicans are jockeying to be the next county executive. "My name is going in," said John Grasso, who represents the Glen Burnie area on the County Council. He announced last year that he planned to run for the office in 2014. "I might as well get a head start. " For months - even as Leopold battled the charges - names have been floated as potential replacements. After Leopold was suspended, some County Council members said that a measure to declare his position vacant would be scheduled for introduction Wednesday and a vote Monday.
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By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun | October 12, 2012
A new player entered the fight in favor of expanded gambling as Wayne K. Curry, a former Prince George's County executive, registered a pro-Question 7 ballot committee Thursday. Curry's committee, Maryland First NOW - Vote Yes On 7, Inc. , is separate from the ballot committee financed largely by MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment. MGM is the prospective operator of a casino that could be built at National Harbor in Prince George's if Question 7 is approved by voters.