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We’re taking off until Jan. 2. The daily roundup and original stories will be back then.
The Board of Public Works last Wednesday refused to obey a federal court order to pay nearly $200,000 to the attorneys of plaintiffs who successfully sued the State of Maryland for civil rights violations. The failure to act in this long-running legal battle drew a stinging rebuke from the American Civil Liberties Union.
Penn National, which tried to stop gambling expansion in Prince George’s, may now seek to build a new casino there; Gov. O’Malley orders quick, efficient work to give all marriage rights to gay couples; mental health expected to be addressed in anti-violence legislation; kids-in-cars safety bills likely to come up; Wendy Rosen charged with voter fraud; Del. Don Dwyer charged in boating crash; Eastern Shore chicken farm wins environmental battle in court; and Baltimore County developer says he’ll plead guilty to violating campaign finance laws.
Some Marylanders have been wanting to get rid of Gov. Martin O’Malley for years, and various schemes have been suggested. But the supposed scenario doesn’t make a lot of sense.
Gov. O’Malley toughens talk on gun control while religious leaders join lawmakers in calling for wide-ranging package of bills; some lawmakers cautious on new legislation; 46,719 assault weapons legally registered in Maryland; Comptroller Franchot vows to allow joint-tax filing for gay marrieds by 2014; study says state’s casino licensing fees too low by about $482 million; DBED’s 2nd in command to be named top dog; more federal disaster aid to come to Maryland; and in a switch following Sen. Inouye’s death, U.S. Sen. Mikulski expected to be named Appropriations Committee chair.
Two Maryland think tanks are proposing that the state charge a license fee as high as $500 million for new National Harbor Casino, saying anything less, such as the current $18 million license fee, “would be a giveaway, corporate welfare, or taxpayer rip-off.”
Gov. O’Malley likely to introduce gun control package to address type of gun, mental illness and school safety even while VA Gov. McDonnell wants to arm school personnel; U.S. Reps. Harris and Edwards hold opposite views on gun control; even while same sex marriage is made legal in Maryland, filing joint tax returns won’t be until the federal law changes; UM students to take up gender identity protection; state forecasts say highway construction gone after 2017; and Sen. Mikulski poised to become Intelligence Committee chair.
A lot of the reporters wanted to talk about guns at Tuesday’s roundtable with Gov. Martin O’Malley, and the governor did speak in general terms about the need for more gun control and mental health services. But what O’Malley really wanted to talk about was how his administration measured up to the 15 broad goals that are tracked by the governor’s “delivery unit.” Maryland did show broad progress on most of the goals since O’Malley took office, and some of the targets had already been met .
State lawmakers to push effort to ban assault weapons, meanwhile local officials also call for tighter gun control in state and nation and Sen. Mikulski urges NRA to enter the discussion; state racing industry puts forth a long-term plan; as fiscal cliff nears, U.S. Rep. Ruppersberger expresses concern about Maryland military industry and transportation while U.S. Rep. Harris considers tax hike with cuts; Senate Pres Miller urges Gov. O’Malley to hire transportation secretary; and FEMA sets up shop in storm-battered Crisfield.
The Maryland General Assembly launched its new website Monday, modernizing its look and adding several new features. It also has a new URL web address, but users of the old address will be redirected to the site.
Much of the redesign is simply a repackaging of older features, but it puts many of them directly on the homepage, rather than several clicks away. There are also new personalized tools for tracking specific legislation.
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