Constellation Energy and Exelon Corp. announce plans for merger, moving Fortune 500 HQ from Baltimore, but creating jobs; pension rate of return stays at 7.75%; Maryland ranks 19th in pension losses; Harris tells seniors Medicare can fix unsustainable spending plan; Robert Summers new Environment secretary; Cummings endorses Rawlings-Blake; talk of possible tax hikes may begin at roundtable on transportation funding; anti-in-state tuition for illegals may face insurmountable time and money challenges.
Month: April 2011
Budget struggles at State Archives leave tattered art treasures
Maryland’s tight budget has prevented proper care of many items in the state art collection. “We have not ever gotten adequate funding for the maintenance side of dealing with the collection,” said Edward Papenfuse, the head of the archives. “A painting is in many ways almost a living and breathing object.”
State Roundup, April 28, 2011
After more than a week of tributes and remembrances, William Donald Schaefer is eulogized and laid to rest; there are video reports and photos as well; In other news, the fight against in-state tuition for illegals offers a legal argument; lone bidder in first round for city slots returns to fight against finding new bidders, while the Sun’s Andy Green says the new process is much smarter than before; Bay’s health declines a bit; and Elkridge residents protest CSX proposal for a train cargo transfer facility.
Blog: Gansler, Franchot in early stages of 2014 race
Attorney General Doug Gansler sent me a letter the other day. Real snail-mail with a stamp and all, and it wasn’t a “cease and desist” order.
It was a “Dear Friend” campaign solicitation, thanking me “so very much for your continued trust” and noting in the very first sentence that in November he got “the most votes ever cast for a Maryland statewide candidate,” 1.3 million.
Money in 2010 governor’s race dropped, but O’Malley raised two-thirds more than Ehrlich
Although there was not as much money flowing in the 2010 gubernatorial election, Gov. Martin O’Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown got the same amount of campaign donations last year as they did in 2006, according to a new report. This amounted to $5.5 million, or two-thirds more than Republican opponents Bob Ehrlich and Mary Kane.
State Roundup, April 27, 2011
William Donald Schaefer will be memorialized today in Baltimore city followed by his interment in Baltimore County; funeral to be broadcast live online; and Ehrlich, Miller and Mikulski offer short remembrances of Schaefer. Also, Maryland in the middle on state pension liabilities; anti-tuition referendum could cost more than tuition breaks, gains momentum; state delegate recalls aunt, Thurgood Marshall in integration attempt; Montgomery Exec Ike Leggett considers suing feds over illegal immigrant deportation program; and city slots plan being revived.
Environmental efforts focus on poultry litter
The poultry industry helps drive the economy of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, but poultry litter — chicken manure — has been blamed as one of the greatest contributors to pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. Large producers, farmers, and state initiatives alike are working together to lessen the industry’s environmental impact while preserving the businesses.
State Roundup, April 26, 2011
William Donald Schaefer given final tour from Annapolis to Baltimore, many turn out to say goodbye. There’s also lots of video and photos; O’Malley, staff to attack Bay health; trade mission to Asia approaches; and Washington County Democrats, Republicans ready party dinners.
Tea Party gearing up for in-state tuition referendum
Tea Partiers across Maryland are saying the referendum effort to repeal newly passed legislation allowing illegal immigrants to receive in-state college tuition rates is exactly the fight they’ve been waiting for.
“There’s no question we are going to be involved,” said Potomac Tea Party blogger Ann Corcoran. “This is an opportunity to broaden our reach to Democrats, independents and those who see this as a fairness issue, and we see this as a fabulous opportunity to organize conservatives across the state of Maryland in preparation for 2012.”
Photo gallery: William Donald Schaefer lies in state in Annapolis
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