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5 hours 13 min ago

Requiring electric utilities to rely more on wind power, as Gov. Martin O'Malley is pushing, will not cost Maryland ratepayers anything for the next five years, and will cost them at most an extra $2 on their monthly electric bills, state lawmakers said at a rally in Annapolis Wednesday.

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5 hours 14 min ago

Putting slot machines and casino games in Prince George's County would boost Maryland's gambling revenue by $363 million, but at the expense of casinos in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore, according to a state fiscal analysis.

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8 hours 28 min ago

Stone, of Silver Spring, is a contractor by day and artist by night. His paintings will be at the Takoma Park Community Center's Atrium Gallery on March 16 through May 10 in an exhibit called H@ndymen.

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12 hours 19 min ago

The Maryland state Senate delayed debate on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage until Thursday at the request of Republican leaders.

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1 day 2 hours ago

Resistance to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to cap income tax deductions for residents earning more than $100,000 has pushed the General Assembly's leaders to consider other ways to fill the state's $1.1 billion budget hole.

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1 day 4 hours ago

Montgomery College is revising plans to offer a summer class on the Occupy Wall Street movement -- geared toward high school students -- after residents complained that the class is promoting the Occupy movement's agenda t

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1 day 4 hours ago

Montgomery County has reprinted its 2001 “Places from the Past: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland” on more than 400 historic sites in the county, plus added a new electronic version. We speak with the author, Kelly, a county historic preservation planner.

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1 day 5 hours ago

A center dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity will be coming to the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg.

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1 day 7 hours ago

Public support for Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker’s proposed $1 billion casino is either growing or waning, depending on which opinion poll you read.

Tue, 2011-11-01 15:52