Baltimore schools began the calendar year with widespread heating outages that left classrooms freezing, and are poised to begin the school year with classrooms ill-equipped to handle extreme heat.

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TOWSON — Dozens of Baltimore County schools that do not have air conditioning are closed Friday because of the heat. The temporary closures of 37 schools are because of a measure approved by the county’s board of education earlier this ...

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Comptroller Peter Franchot chastises local government officials for being indifferent to the conditions in classrooms without air conditioning.

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Peter V.R. Franchot is calling for an end to the public correspondence battle between himself and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. but not before he fires off another shot in what is becoming an epic battle in a political galaxy a miles and miles down away in Annapolis.

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The comptroller expressed concern about legislative interference in a policy vote and Miller accuses Franchot of focusing on local issues to the detriment of his job.

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A call by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz for more money for air conditioning for some schools was met with sharp criticism from state Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot.

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The government forecast Tuesday that most households will pay more for heat this winter. Heating oil users will catch a slight break, but will still pay near-record prices to keep warm. Prices for natural gas, electricity and propane should be ...

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Wednesday announced that five more schools in the county will have air-conditioning installed, bringing to 123 the number of air-conditioned schools, attended by some 30,000 students.

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Pepco is defending its response to the deadly outbreak of thunderstorms last month that left hundreds of thousands of Baltimore-Washington area customers without electricity for several sweltering days. The Washington Post reports that the utility said in a report that ...

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Welcome to an Olympic Monday. The good news is you don't have to wait until prime time to see the roundup. ...

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