Day: April 12, 2010

Teacher labor dispute bill headed to O’Malley

By Nick DiMarco Nick@MarylandReporter.com Public school teachers would be able to appeal labor disputes beyond the local boards of education that employ them, under a controversial measure approved by the General Assembly Monday. A newly-created labor panel would...

Activism brought Kach to 36 years in Annapolis

By Megan Poinski Megan@MarylandReporter.com Thirty-six years ago, a developer was building a shoddy development near Kernan Hospital – and Wade Kach decided to do something about it. The Baltimore County Republican said that there was wide outcry among area residents...

Analysis: Session as partisan and contentious as forecast

By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com Ninety days ago, I wrote here that the coming legislative session promised to be "contentious, partisan and painful." Most of the time, I wouldn’t dredge up a past forecast, since they are often wrong. It’s hard enough to get...

Child support payments boosted as legislators compromise

By Nick DiMarco Nick@MarylandReporter.com The vast majority of child support payments will be allowed to increase for the first time in more than 20 years, after lawmakers resolved differences that threatened to sideline the bill this year. The House and Senate still...

Teacher labor dispute bill headed to O’Malley

By Nick DiMarco Nick@MarylandReporter.com Public school teachers would be able to appeal labor disputes beyond the local boards of education that employ them, under a controversial measure approved by the General Assembly Monday. A newly-created labor panel would...

O’Malley: No intention to raise taxes

By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com Gov. Martin O’Malley told reporters Monday that it is his “hope” and “intent” not to raise taxes in the next four years, despite Republican claims that his budget makes tax hikes necessary next year. But he refused to make a...

TEA’d-off on Sine Die

About 200 people gathered at the Annapolis City Dock on the last night of the General Assembly session. They were demonstrating that they were "Taxed Enough Already" – TEA, and ready to get rid of everybody holding office in Maryland -- from the governor on down. They...

State Roundup April 12, 2010

SINE DIE: The General Assembly's 2010 session concludes today at midnight. The Baltimore Sun takes a look at some of the bills that are awaiting action, including measures that would legalize card gambling in Prince George's County and place ignition interlocks on...

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