CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR: Gov. Martin O'Malley said challenger and former Gov. Bob Ehrlich's campaign message is based on "fairy tales," Tom Lobianco reports for WYPR. Doug Tallman at the Gazette of Politics and Business examines the parallels to last year's contest in...
Month: April 2010
VIDEO: Gov. Ehrlich visits Towson University
Gov. Robert Ehrlich has been guest lecturing at Towson University biannually for 17 years.
State Roundup April 29, 2010
WIND FARM: The approval of the nation’s first offshore wind farm in Massachusetts could mean big things for a similar project near Ocean City, according to Timothy Wheeler for The Baltimore Sun. TEACHER EVALUATIONS: The State Board of Education is pushing for a new...
State Roundup April 28, 2010
O'MALLEY: Gov. Martin O'Malley launched his re-election campaign in Fells Point and then began a tour around the state Tuesday. MarylandReporter.com's Andy Rosen has an analysis of what it'll take for him to keep his job. O'Malley suggested that former Gov. Bob...
Analysis: Mikulski has a primary, miffed challenger reminds us
Blaine Taylor was a bit miffed when he read a Friday newspaper story linked in our roundup Monday morning. It mentioned Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski, but none of the four Democrats, like him, willing to take on the four-term senator.
State Roundup April 27, 2010
NORTHROP GRUMMAN: Maryland’s gubernatorial candidates Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Gov. Robert Ehrlich are at odds over Northrop Grumman’s decision to build their headquarters in Virginia instead of Maryland, writes John Wagner for the Washington Post’s Maryland...
State Roundup April 26, 2010
EHRLICH: WBAL radio’s news director defended the decision to keep Bob and Kendel Ehrlich on the air despite his candidacy, using the first half hour of Saturday’s show, John Wagner reports in the Washington Post. Len Lazarick of MarylandReporter.com discusses Miller’s...
Analysis: Call backs harder to get as legislators head home
Now that the legislative session is over, some lawmakers -- last week's bigwigs with aides and pages at their beck and call -- must now answer to their own bosses. Since Sine Die, most legislators have all returned to their home districts and "real" jobs. Lobbyists no...
State Roundup April 23, 2010
ELECTRIC RATES: Small businesses will see electricity bill decreases between 6.9 percent and 9.1 percent and residents will see a 6.7 to 8.9 percent dip beginning in June, Danielle Ulman. Analysts say prices have fallen because the recession has lowered the demand for...
Analysis: State buys Baltimore home without looking inside
The most controversial item at Wednesday’s Board of Public Works meeting focused on a disagreement over less than $40,000. Comptroller Peter Franchot objected to the state buying a home for the higher of two appraisals even though the owner wouldn’t let appraisers inside to look around.
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