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The Maryland Senate voted overwhelmingly not to broadcast standing committee votes online.

Graphic: Maryland Executions and Death Row Prisoners

Sean Henderson and Julia Maldonado, Capital News Service

This interactive graphic shows the five people executed in Maryland since 1976, and the five people currently on death row in the state. Also includes an interactive map comparing the number of executions in Maryland since 1976 with the number of executions in other states in that period.

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Shawn

4:38 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013

John good common sense along with a strong financial IQ will not be tolerated here on the Patch forum. Shame on you. ;)   more ›

Maryland Top News: Naval Academy Rape Case, Two Marylanders on American Idol, Politicians Prepare for Governor's Race

Start off your week with the news from around the state in crime, business and politics.

  Public Safety: Naval Academy rape, gun control and school safety A Naval Academy professor is charged in the 2011 rape of a midshipman. Maj. Mark A. Thompson, 43, is undergoing an Article 32 hearing, which is similar to a grand jury hearing, at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC. Two gun vendors were arrested in Timonium after they were caught selling illegal, high-capacity bullet magazines to undercover police at a local gun and knife show. In light of the Sandy Hook shootings, some Maryland legislators are hoping to make their schools safer. Anne Arundel County's delegation is introducing a bill that would put an armed resource officer in all of Maryland's public schools, while in Montgomery County, a councilman is hoping to …

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Open Thread: What Should Lawmakers Address This Session?

It's your turn on what you think should be the General Assembly's most pressing issues in 2013.

Wednesday marked the start of this year’s General Assembly session in Annapolis, and everything from gun control, to school funding and the death penalty will reportedly be priorities for the legislature. But what lawmakers believe are the pressing issues facing the state and what constituents want done can often be at odds. So what are the items that need to be addressed in Annapolis this year?   

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Weird News: Snow Plow Accidents, a Globetrotting Street Dog and a Christmas Eve Robbery

Patch rounds up the weird news headlines from around Maryland.

Globetrotting Street Dog Found, Returns To Germantown Home A while ago Patch wrote about a Germantown couple who fell in love with a street dog in Egypt and arranged for the animal to be flown to Dulles only to have the reunion cut short in the parking lot when the dog, Ralph, ran away. Patch is happy to report that Ralphie was found in Virginia on Christmas Day and is back with his new family in Germantown, MD. The full story is at Germantown Patch. Man in Medical Mask, Gloves Robs Bank in Bowie A suspect wearing a medical mask and rubber gloves robbed the PNC Bank located in the Giant grocery store on Crain Highway in Bowie. The masked suspect opened his coat to reveal what appeared to be a gun to the bank teller, and demanded money, …

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Maryland Brewers Put State on Craft Beer Map

A series on local breweries around the state, Capital News Service reports.

Reporting by Capital News Service's Matthieu Drotar, Sydney Carter, Anna Weaver and Greg Kohn. Despite being traditionally dominated by states like Colorado and California, craft brewing has become an increasingly important industry for Maryland. With 31 microbreweries and brewpubs currently recognized by the Brewers Association and another 15 in the planning stages, Maryland is beginning to gain national recognition as a new hotspot of beer. From Franklin's Brewery in Hyattsville to Union Craft Brewing and Pratt Street Ale House in Baltimore to those along the Eastern Shore and in Frederick, MD, the craft beer business is not only growing in Maryland, but becoming profitable. Patch's Nick Gestido has covered Maryland's breweries in his …

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‘Substantial’ Winter Storm Possible Next Week

AccuWeather is warning of a storm possibly bringing snow, power outages and coastal flooding next week.

A "substantial" winter storm could blow its way through Maryland by the middle of next week, according to the weather website AccuWeather. The website’s current forecast predicts a potential for rain that could turn into snow, with coastal flooding and power outages. “While the details are still uncertain, a larger, slower-moving and more powerful storm could slam the mid-Atlantic and New England with heavy precipitation, strong winds and above-normal tides Tuesday (Dec. 18) into Thursday (Dec. 20),” according to an email from AccuWeather. The current forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a chance of rain through the early part of next week, but doesn’t currently predict any snow for the area.

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SG from PH

7:47 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012

I am from Kentucky and we too check squirrel tales as good predictors however here in Baltimore Wooly Caterpillars are the standard and they are fat little suckers this year. For me it is the gorgeous women from Baltimore , specifically Perry Hall and I am married to one and I really don't care as long I am snowed in with her. Pray for lots of snow. Long snowy days talking on the sun porch, that …   more ›

Open Thread: Which Democrat Should Run for Governor?

The next gubernatorial election in 2014 could draw a crowded primary field.

Comptroller Peter Franchot, who was expected to run for governor in 2014, announced Tuesday he would not seek the post. Franchot, whose criticism of Gov. Martin O’Malley lead many to believe he would run, instead announced he would seek to retain his current position.   But just because Franchot won’t run, doesn’t mean there won’t be a crowded primary field.  Other Democrats who may seek the office include: Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Del. Heather Mizeur, Attorney General Doug Gansler and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman.  What Democrat would you like to see make a run for the state’s top office? Tell us in the comments why you would like to see that person campaign for the office.

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