Advocates of gay marriage form new coalition, hoping to bring issue back next session as O’Malley weighs bill sponsorship; state says DREAM Act foes garnered nearly twice the needed number of valid signatures; restaurants must register to allow alfresco doggie dining; Ready again named as state GOP executive director; Pepco scores worst in customer satisfaction; Howard Exec Ken Ulman bans smoking in parks; and news director Mark Miller to leave WBAL-AM after 32 years.
Day: July 13, 2011
Federal debt ceiling deadlock could postpone Md. bond issue; state retains AAA rating
If the dispute between the White House and Congress over lifting the U.S. debt ceiling is not resolved soon, the state may put off its scheduled bond sale for upwards of $500 million set for July 27, the state treasurer’s office told a legislative committee Tuesday. “If they don’t have the debt ceiling issue resolved, the markets will be chaotic, and we will probably postpone the sale,” said Patti Konrad, manager of state debt.
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