CONTENTS

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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

Maryland at a Glance.........................................................................

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State Symbols.....................................................................................

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Capsule Chronology...........................................................................

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Maryland Government........................................................................

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OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHIES

William Donald Schaefer, Governor.................................................
Melvin A. Steinberg, Lieutenant Governor.......................................
Louis L. Goldstein, Comptroller........................................................
Lucille Maurer, State Treasurer........................................................
J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General.............................................
Winfield M. Kelly, Jr., Secretary of State..........................................

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LEGISLATURE

General Assembly..............................................................................
Legislative Process............................................................................
Sources of Information on the Status of Bills...................................
Summaries of the 1989 & 1990 Sessions.........................................
Standing Committees.........................................................................
Statutory Committees........................................................................
Special Joint Committees...................................................................
Legislative Agencies..........................................................................
General Assembly Members—By County.........................................
Legislative Election Districts.............................................................
General Assembly Members—By Legislative District.....................
Biographies—Senate.........................................................................
Biographies—House of Delegates.............................

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CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES & AGENCIES

Governor............................................................................................
Lieutenant Governor.........................................................................
Comptroller.......................................................................................
Treasurer............................................................................................
Board of Public Works.......................................................................
Attorney General................................................................................

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Biographies—Department Secretaries...............................................

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Agriculture.........................................................................................

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Budget & Fiscal Planning..................................................................

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Economic & Employment Development...........................................

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Education...........................................................................................

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Environment.......................................................................................

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General Services................................................................................

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Health & Mental Hygiene..................................................................

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Housing & Community Development...............................................

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Human Resources..............................................................................

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Juvenile Services...............................................................................

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Licensing & Regulation....................................................................

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Natural Resources..............................................................................

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Personnel............................................................................................

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Public Safety & Correctional Services..............................................

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Transportation....................................................................................

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EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES,

& ADVISORY BOARDS..................................................................

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