MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An attorney for the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center says the U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Alabama’s appeal to revive portions of the state’s immigration law. The justices on Monday left in place a federal appeals ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — A new report finds that Howard County is the healthiest place to live in Maryland, while Baltimore City is ranked as the worst. The report was released Tuesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University ...

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FREDERICK — Officials say Frederick County is seeing an influx of Asian immigrants with a population that has grown to more than 10,000 people. Elizabeth Chung, executive director of the Asian American Center of Frederick, tells WTOP Radio that there ...

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GAITHERSBURG — Officials say everything went smoothly on opening day for approximately 11 miles of a new toll road linking Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. The section of the Intercounty Connector that opened Tuesday runs from Georgia Avenue to just ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly has a new committee on open government. The presiding officers of the Legislature announced members of the Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government on Thursday. Sen. Bill Ferguson, D-Baltimore, and House Majority Leader ...

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ROCKVILLE — A new budget in Montgomery County cuts workers’ health and retirement benefits by $33 million. The $4.37 billion budget, aimed at closing a $300 million shortfall, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Montgomery County Council. It also includes ...

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ROCKVILLE — Montgomery County schools officials have named the head of a small school district in Connecticut as their new superintendent. The school board on Monday chose Joshua Starr as their replacement for Superintendent Jerry Weast, who is leaving in ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Taco Bell declared victory Tuesday after an Alabama-based law firm dropped its class-action lawsuit that raised a beef with the meat filling served in the fast-food chain’s tacos and burritos. The two sides differed, though, on the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A state senator says he is working on a revenue package for Maryland’s badly depleted transportation trust fund. Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola, D-Montgomery, told business leaders Tuesday he also will propose a constitutional amendment that would prohibit ...

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