Local boards of elections Friday started validating the signatures on what turns out to be somewhat fewer petitions than originally claimed to overturn the law granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. With some boards working on the weekend, as of Monday morning, the count now stands at 9,280 valid signatures, 1,283 invalid. Two counties with almost a third of the petitions, Anne Arundel and Harford, have not processed any signatures.
Day: June 3, 2011
State Roundup, June 3, 2011
O’Malley announces $45 million worth of economic deals in China; MdTA gives preliminary approval to toll hikes; Sen. Pugh to formally announce mayoral bid; lottery revenues still growing; in-state tuition for illegals supporters try to keep the issue off the ballot.
Legal aid to poor Marylanders would cost $106 million, court study says
It could cost up to $106 million to provide poor Marylanders with the legal help and representation they need for civil cases, according to a new study by the Maryland Access to Justice Commission. The commission looked at how the state might establish a program where everyone would have an “equal right to justice” in civil courts and estimates how much that would cost.
Chinese carry-out: O’Malley comes away with deliverables
When U.S. leaders go overseas, the ideal scenario is to come away with “deliverables,” concrete accomplishments for the trip to show it was more than a junket. That’s what Gov. Martin O’Malley did Thursday in Shanghai when he announced that a Chinese pharmaceutical company, Tasly Group, would invest $40 million in Montgomery County.
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