Month: August 2012

State Roundup, August 31, 2012

No surprises here: Romney accepts GOP nomination and some GOP lawmakers assess his speech; now it’s back to the blue state for Maryland’s small band of Republicans; GOP promises payback for Tampa invasion by Gov. O’Malley, U.S. Rep. Van Hollen; expect Maryland gubernatorial hopefuls to use Dem convention for stumping; Comptroller Franchot urges state to save $229 million in found money; PSC asked to rescind Pepco rate hike; more on Del. Dwyer accident; Del. Burns blasts a Raven; and Del. Bobo won’t seek re-election.

Tampa trend: Crashing the other party’s convention could become the norm

Several prominent Democrats, led by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, made unexpected appearances in Tampa this week, prompting Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to respond that Republicans aren’t fazed.

“They can do what they want, but whatever they do we can do 10 times over,” Priebus said Thursday. “What goes around comes around.”

State Roundup, August 30, 2012

About $450 million more is in state budget than earlier projections; at the GOP convention: Michael Steele takes center stage at Maryland breakfast; U.S. Rep. Van Hollen also goes after Mitt Romney; some find convention a great place to advance political careers; tribute to Sargent Shriver planned for Dem-Con; first lady Michelle Obama to hold to Maryland fundraisers; two of three casinos continue to fail to disclose political contributions; former Ehrlich aide Chip DiPaula campaigns for same-sex marriage; and the Delaney-Bartlett congressional battle continues to heat up.

Michael Steele, Andy Harris fire up Maryland delegation in Tampa

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele capped off the Maryland delegation’s Wednesday morning breakfast at the Republican National Convention with a fiery pep talk that included criticism of the Democratic Party, as well as his fellow MSNBC contributors.

Rep. Andy Harris got the partisans going by blasting state and national Democrats as being obstructionist and too dependent on raising tax revenue to close their deficits.

Van Hollen follows O’Malley, jabbing at GOP convention

Van Hollen follows O’Malley, jabbing at GOP convention

U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Kensington, on Wednesday became the second Maryland Democrat to show up in Tampa to challenge Republicans during their national convention.

But unlike Gov. Martin O’Malley, who spoke at a Democratic Party office across the street on Tuesday, Van Hollen went inside the security perimeter Wednesday evening.

Conventions cost federal taxpayers as much as $136 million

Federal taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $136 million to cover the cost of the major political parties’ presidential nominating conventions.

That’s the estimated total taxpayer tab of this week’s Republican Party National Convention in Florida, and next week’s Democratic Party National Convention in North Carolina.

State Roundup, August 29, 2012

Gov. O’Malley attacks GOP hopeful Romney, Gov. Christie as former Gov. Ehrlich, other politicians descend on Tampa; Maryland delegation gets great seats; tea partiers hope to shift focus from social to economic issues; in other news: state legislators take full advantage of Annapolis housing stipend; Latinos and gays team up to get pass ballot initiatives; experts say there is no such animal as a “pure bred pit bull;” and witness on 911 tape says Del. Dwyer was going full throttle before accident.

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