English First News and Notes
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Updates on official English and related issues

Monday, April 08, 2002
 
MD Legislature Roll-Call Votes on Mandatory Translation

The Maryland Senate voted 34-12 and the Maryland House of Delegates voted 135-3 to make translations mandatory for any language spoken by 3% of the population.

Their reason? Clinton Executive Order 13166. Never mind that the Bush Administration has reopened discussion of the E.O. 13166 regulations issued during the last days of the Clinton Administration. No wonder today's Washington Post article on the MD legislature is titled "Md. Assembly Exits With Long, Liberal Record."

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