Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold’s defense team rested Monday in his trial for alleged misconduct in office.

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Former Anne Arundel County Executive Janet S. Owens was among the first witnesses Maryland State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt called Friday at the criminal trial of her successor, John R. Leopold.

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Cecil County's first executive was sworn in Monday, without the Republican affiliation with which she ran for the Upper Shore justification's top office.

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A few government and politics headlines for Thursday.

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ANNAPOLIS — Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold has hardly shunned the spotlight since he was indicted March 2 on charges of misusing his police detail for personal and political gain. The Capital newspaper of Annapolis reports that Leopold ...

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WASHINGTON — Former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson, who pleaded guilty last year in a federal corruption investigation, will have two more weeks of freedom. Johnson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for extorting hundreds of ...

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Maryland’s top court has disbarred former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson. The Court of Appeals court issued an order disbarring Johnson on Friday. Johnson, the county executive from 2002 to 2010, was sentenced to more than seven years in ...

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was in Annapolis on Tuesday to press lawmakers to restore funding for the city’s road and transit networks after years of budget state raids that have sapped local transportation funds. During a hearing on that topic, ...

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TOWSON — Baltimore County police say a toilet found outside a county building with a cell phone and several notes attached to it is not dangerous. Police spokesman Lt. Robert McCullough says investigators have a lead on a possible suspect, ...

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has already slashed payroll and consolidated departments during his first six weeks on the job. The former councilman displayed confidence in his abilities and in his decisions in an interview with The Daily Record.

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