Day: September 16, 2011

State Roundup, September 16, 2011

MDTA proposes lower toll increases; O’Malley thinks Obama will have a second term and praises Perry for in-state tuition for illegals; BRAC deadline passes without infrastructure to serve influx of people; community colleges have rising enrollments but not budgets; Pugh recommitted to job in Annapolis; foreclosures down 80%; PlanMaryland revised to give counties more authority, but Western Maryland counties considering lobbying for their interests.

Man carries anti-gerrymandering campaign to all redistricting hearings

Howard Gorrell says he had no intention of attending all 12 public hearings of the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee when he found himself the first witness at the first hearing July 23 in Hancock. But he did, and he was the final witness at the final hearing Monday. Gorrell’s message from first to last was fairly simple: No gerrymandering. No drawing of lines for political gain.

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