O’Malley passed the crisis management test during Hurricane Irene; remaining power outages examined and Lt. Gov. Brown briefed; Maryland has no law requiring motorists to stop if traffic lights are out; Senate hearing highlights Maryland-Virginia business rivalry; Maryland government jobs grew; wind power study starts.
Month: August 2011
To create more jobs, Maryland must beat Virginia, senators are told
Maryland needs to be more business friendly than Virginia to create more jobs and stabilize the state’s economy, a panel of business leaders told the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Tuesday. The hearing, scheduled to discuss corporate taxes and job creation, zeroed in on how Maryland needs to become a better place to do business than neighboring Virginia, which panelists said is the state’s only real competition in terms of getting businesses and creating jobs.
BGE tells Brown: ‘We’re working as quickly as we can’
BGE officials at a temporary regional command center in Odenton briefed Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown on Tuesday on their efforts to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes in central Maryland after Tropical Storm Irene passed through. Darryl Stokes, BGE vice president for engineering, told Brown that they hope to have electricity back for most customers by the end of the day Friday.
City incumbents show little interest in business voter guide
Baltimore-area businesses are trying to stir up interest in the low-voltage city election with a special voter guide for employees distributed by e-mail and website. But most of the incumbents are showing as little interest in the get-out-the-vote effort as the voters themselves.
State Roundup, August 30, 2011
Near 380,000 residences and businesses still without power from Irene — but few Pepco customers; O’Malley praises residents for storm prep and response; Frederick County Commissioners criticize PlanMaryland; Baltimore mayoral debate on TV; Rawlings-Blake, Dixon attack each other in interviews.
State Roundup, August 29, 2011
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is far ahead of all her Democratic rivals, a Sun poll found, and voters are not interested in the return of Sheila Dixon; a change of heart on Ocean City slots; PlanMaryland continues to stir controversy in Carroll County; transportation secretary says procedures disregarded on state highway contracts and worries about a hold-up on federal funding; plus Baltimore County rezoning and city property taxes.
Irene gives Rawlings-Blake a hand; O’Malley on MLK and spending
Hurricane Irene blew political coverage off the media websites, but how chief executives handle a storm can be intensely political. Irene gave a media boost to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, even as a Baltimore Sun poll released Sunday showed her clobbering her opponents in the Sept. 13 Democratic primary.
State Roundup, August 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene preparation and warnings dominate the headlines as O’Malley declares a state of emergency and Ocean City evacuates; local leaders get two more months to comment on Plan Maryland; Ulman and Garagiola meet and greet in Washington County; delayed federal AIDS money on its way; opinionators understand budgeting difficulties; headlines from Baltimore mayoral race.
State grants more time for local feedback on PlanMaryland
Yielding to pressure from local officials, the state is putting more time – and more feedback – into its comprehensive smart growth plan. The Maryland Department of Planning announced on Thursday that it will allow about two more months for people to review and comment on the final version of PlanMaryland.
State Roundup, August 25, 2011
African-American, minority coalition asks O’Malley to release redistricting plan early for their perusal; Rosapepe will indeed run for comptroller; Maryland Democrats, Virginia Republicans continue to battle over governors, budgets; schools will have to cut starch on cafeteria menus; 15 candidates to run for Leslie Johnson’s Prince George’s council seat; Leopold kills zoning changes that could increase development; and Baltimore City Council candidate shot with pellets.
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