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A survey of 510 Anne Arundel County residents conducted Oct. 15 to 18 found most oppose three of the most contentious ballot issues this election cycle (tuition, gambling and At last! A reason to keep a land-line. A survey of 510 AA County residents gives insight into ballot initiatives, health programs and the election. gay [...]

At the next meeting of the Anne Arundel County Council on August 6, the council is prepared to vote on two resolutions that would set rules for replacing members of the County Council and the County Executive. County Executive John Leopold will be tried beginning September 4 on charges of misusing his executive security (police) [...]

John Sale of Riva doesn’t mind the decision to move trash collection to once-a-week in Anne Arundel County. He said sometimes he doesn’t even put his trash out twice in the week. But one thing he doesn’t like is that the decision seems to have come out of nowhere. “Nobody bothered to ask anybody,” Sale [...]

Of the six times that County Executive John Leopold has submitted a budget proposal, three times he has failed to give the school system the amount of money necessary to meet the state required Maintenance of Effort (MOE). The first time this happened, in 2010-11, he asked the state to waive the MOE, but later [...]

It may appear that the Anne Arundel County Council’s legislative comprehensive rezoning is over. The County Council passed all the bills for each of the seven council-manic districts, County Executive Leopold has signed the legislation into law as required. Many people involved in the every-ten-years process are saying, “phew!” But others? Well there are others [...]

Earlier today, two police unions asked County Executive John Leopold and Police Chief James Teare to step down. This even though neither have been convicted of any crimes. The union says that when an officer does something potentially illegal on the job, they are pulled off duty until an investigation can sort things out. What [...]