Day: October 13, 2010

Why do these guys hate each other so much?

Why do these guys hate each other so much?

Martin and Bobby, that is, or as we call both men in public: Governor.

That’s the question I was exploring with a Washingtonian magazine writer sitting at the window table at 49 West in Annapolis.

Features editor Susan Baer had just come from an interview with Governor Martin O’Malley, and we had run into each other at several events as she worked on a feature about Republican Bob Ehrlich and Democrat Martin O’Malley. [Here’s a link to her long story. http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/16855.html]

Rewriting Maryland constitution is up to voters, but not many know

While candidates dominate the news, a ballot question that could make a bigger difference than any one politician is at the bottom of this year’s ballot.

Voters are being asked whether Maryland should call a convention in order to revamp the state’s constitution, a question the document itself requires be on the ballot every 20 years.

Nonprofit groups aim to influence candidates to help their causes

When candidates Martin O’Malley and Bob Ehrlich appeared together before the Maryland Disabilities Forum Monday, they tried to outdo each other in touting ways they had helped people with disabilities as governor.

The forum by a coalition of diverse groups on disabilities was the kind of influence on top policymakers many other interest groups are striving for this election year.

State Roundup, October 13, 2010

STATE PENSIONS: In a strongly worded editorial, the Washington Post criticizes the silence of both Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Gov. Bob Ehrlich on Maryland’s $18 billion in unfunded pension liabilities for state employees and teachers, as well as $15 billion more...

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