Morning News Digest: Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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Kratovil appears ready to claim victory

Democrat Frank M. Kratovil Jr. appeared ready to declare victory in the 1st Congressional District after the bulk of the provisional ballots from last week's election were counted yesterday. (Matthew Hay Brown, Baltimore Sun)

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.first11nov11,0,6340902.story

1st District race gets provisional

The long-winded Congressional race between Democrat Frank Kratovil and Republican Andy Harris will take one more step towards closure on Monday after the Maryland State Board of Elections counts roughly 4,800 provisional ballots. (PolitickerMD.com)

http://www.politickermd.com/danielreiter/4154/kratovil-harris-race-gets-provisional

Money fears become real for state public schools

Leaders of the region's two largest school systems outlined yesterday their grimmest scenarios to date for how looming budget shortfalls could play out in classrooms, with Fairfax County facing an average increase of 2 1/2 students per class and Montgomery County forced to renegotiate teacher pay increases or cut positions.  (The Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111002066.html

In Dixon administration, Millard's a 'behind the scenes kind of player'

Demanue Millard is one of the most powerful political players in Baltimore, but the chief of staff to Mayor Sheila Dixon (D-Baltimore) keeps a low-key profile - mostly working behind the scenes. (PolitickerMD.com)

http://www.politickermd.com/danielreiter/4155/dixon-administration-millards-behind-scenes-kind-player

Lt. Gov. considers local incentive zone

Empty fields will soon be turned into condominiums and cancer research labs and the city hopes to get a bonus return on the new development planned for a wide swath of Frederick's east side. (Adam Behsudi, Frederick News Post)

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=82575

City turns on methane energy at Back River plant

With the push of a button, Baltimore set a course yesterday to save up to $2.4 million by using waste to treat waste. Until yesterday morning, gas - mostly methane - produced at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in East Baltimore was vented and burned in 20-foot flares that could be seen miles away. (Liz F. Kay, Baltimore Sun)

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.methane11nov11,0,7432082.story

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