The millions of gallons of water laden with polluted sediment pouring from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River after Superstorm Sandy are a far bigger problem for the Chesapeake Bay than local stormwater runoff, Republican elected officials said during a press conference Thursday.
Month: November 2012
Big Democratic guns tell seniors anti-casino ads are misleading
In the battle for expanded casino gambling, they brought out the big political guns Thursday to persuade hundreds of residents of the large Leisure World retirement community in Montgomery County that ads against Question 7 ads are misleading and dishonest. Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and Sen. Roger Manno — all Democrats — told the seniors that building a world-class casino at National Harbor in Prince George’s County will have positive impacts on the state’s economy and education funding.
State Roundup, November 1, 2012
Gov. O’Malley tours Sandy-torn Crisfield, vows help for displaced residents; O’Malley upbeat on upholding same-sex marriage; Brad Pitt donates – just in time; gambling forces just keep on spending; gambling will put more money into education coffers, or it won’t; early voters crowd many polls; and court to hear challenge by state Sens. Brochin and Kelley over state legislative map.
New poll: Too little spending on schools, not enough taxes from high earners
Almost two-thirds of Maryland residents (65%) feel Maryland spends “too little” on public schools despite a rising trend in state and local government education spending, a new Goucher College poll found.
The poll also found that 60% of Maryland residents feel that high-income earners don’t pay enough taxes, despite a state income tax increase in May that forces over 300,000 Marylanders earning six figures to pay a higher tax rate.
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