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Eye Opener: Labor Secretary Leaves for Baltimore

Gov. Martin O'Malley now must replace two open cabinet positions. Alexander M. Sanchez, secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation since 2009, will become Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's chief of staff on June 16. Sanchez follows the departure of transportation secretary Beverley K. Swaim- Staley, who announced her resignation last week.

Bicoastal Girl Power: Nguyen Named First Asian Pacific American Woman Judge On a Federal Appellate Court

While all of us here at The Daily Record celebrated the Top 100 Women across the state May 7, another woman on the other side of the country reached a milestone for women in the courts. Jacqueline H. Nguyen of Los Angeles was confirmed as a judge on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on May 7. The appointment makes her the first Asian Pacific American woman judge on a federal appellate court.

Md. Gov. O'malley, Assembly Leaders to Talk Special Session May 9

It's the other moment everyone has been waiting for. Not the conclusion of public budget talks between Gov. Martin O'Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House of Delegates Speaker Michael E. Busch -- but the start.

Frankel Sims Finalst in the Maryland Chamber's Small Business of the Year Awards

Smith Joins Media Works in Baltimore

Chris Smith has joined Media Works Ltd. as executive vice president to lead the digital department and round out the agency's media and communications capabilities. Smith's expertise in online marketing will enhance the agency's full suite of services, which includes developing fully integrated media campaigns comprising of strategic planning and analysis, print, out-of-home, social media, broadcast, mobile and sports marketing, among others. Media Works established digital department and the...

Chambers Accepted As Fellow of Maryland State Bar Association Leadership Academy

Compton Honored by Maryland State Bar Association for Tax Law Work

Profit, Revenue Down at Baltimore Daily Record's Parent Company

The Dolan Company, parent of The Daily Record, saw a decrease in both profit and revenue in the first quarter of 2012, compared to the corresponding time last year. The company on Tuesday reported net income attributable to The Dolan Company of $169,000 for the quarter, or 1 cent per share, a 95 percent decrease from $3.5 million, or 12 cents per share, earned in the first quarter of 2011.

A Push to Remake Oliver's Image

Freshly planted spring flowers and a large "Welcome Johns Hopkins Employees" sign at the corner of North Bond and Hoffman streets is a novel sight in Oliver, for decades one of the city's most troubled and blighted neighborhoods on the east side. But it sums up the approach by a group of developers that recently banded together to try and restart homeownership initiatives amid the decayed community made infamous for its drug dealing and violent crime in real life and on "The Wire."

Henson Defense Rests in Baltimore City Circuit Court Without Calling Schurick

Jurors could begin deliberations in the election fraud case against political consultant Julius Henson as early as May 9 after the defense rested its case on May 8 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Henson wrapped up his third day of testimony on Tuesday, logging a total of more than six hours on the witness stand. The defense rested without calling Paul Schurick, who was former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s 2010 campaign manager.

Md. General Assembly's Grey Area On Open Meetings

With a letter here and a phone call there, members of the General Assembly have said they intend to have the budget agreement that eluded them during the 2012 regular session ready to go on Monday, when a special legislative session is convened. But while lawmakers will publicly lay out their arguments and compromises in debate on the chamber floors and in Senate and House of Delegates hearing rooms, much of that debate will have already been hashed out -- an apparent prerequisite for some la...

Md.'S Top Court Takes Up Tax-Credit Challenge

In a case that could turn a Howard County couple into folk heroes, Maryland's top court on May 8 considered the constitutionality of the state's refusal to deduct from city or county taxes the income tax Marylanders pay to other states when they earn money there. The attorney for Brian and Karen Wynne, who are mounting the tax challenge, told the Court of Appeals the statutory bar on providing the out-of-state tax credit to local taxes unconstitutionally impedes interstate commerce by discour...

Daily Record News Briefs: May 8, 2012

Acquisition puts Colfax in the redColfax Corp., of Fulton, a manufacturer of industrial pumps and valves, reported a first- quarter net loss of $109.3 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, versus net income of $6.6 million, or 15 cents per share, in the prior-year period. Last year, Colfax acquired a British manufacturer of welding equipment for $2.4 billion. Driven by the acquisition, revenue surged to $886.4 million versus $158.6 million in the 2011 quarter. Excluding the costs of acquiring ...

Baltimore County Circuit Court Affirms Board's Decision Against Doctor Accused of Over-Stenting