Month: January 2013

MarylandReporter.com website back up

The MarylandReporter.com website, which was hacked on Monday, is back up and running. The roundups from Tuesday and Wednesday have been posted, as have news stories we’ve been holding. All the standard features of the site should be working, but let us know if something doesn’t seem right.

State Roundup, January 31, 2013

O’Malley’s State of the State address draws criticism and analysis; questions raised about removing Arundel exec John Leopold; pit bulls legislation heard; tax cuts for business proposed; Frederick’s Blaine Young in tussle with a referee; MoCo Council member Valerie Ervin pays a tax lien.

Senators dismayed at Human Resources Department’s repeated problems

State senators on a budget subcommittee said that they were dismayed by the abysmal results of the state’s most recent audit of its Department of Human Resources, which distributes welfare, foster care, and other social services to needy Marylanders.

Its 2012 audit revealed hundreds of financial and ethical improprieties committed by state social workers between 2008 and 2011, including 77 repeat findings of mistakes that were discovered by auditors five years earlier.

State Roundup, January 30, 2013

Arundel County Exec Leopold found guilty on two counts, turns over reins as council figures out next step and Republicans line up to seek his seat; Attorney General Gansler declares Gov. O’Malley gun licensing plan constitutional; bill would make it easier to commit people for mental health treatment; 200 rally for more spending on mental health care; Sister Helen Prejean in Annapolis on death penalty repeal; Maryland government website gets a B+ for transparency; O’Malley to address State of the State.

State Roundup, January 29, 2013

Del. Hattie Harrison dies at 84; some state senators are torn over the death penalty; bill adds dog-baiting in crackdown on dog-fighting; one bill seeks to make synthetic pot illegal while another wants to legalize medical marijuana; some on gun violence task force question suggestion to make mental health pros report all suicide threats; proposal would yank legislative scholarship control from General Assembly; state attorney general launches new Internet privacy unit; former Del. Jones, 83, dies after house fire; and defense rests in trial of Arundel County Exec John Leopold.

State Roundup, January 28, 2013

Virginia might be gun lovers, but its more restrictive than Maryland when it comes to gun ownership and mental illness; Maryland State Police are backlogged with gun background checks; petitioning process could get legislative overhaul; bill takes aim at hydraulic fracturing; legislation to overturn pit bull ruling to be heard; former Del. Darren Swain to take over Tiffany Alton’s House seat; who is state prosecutor Emmet Davitt? He tries the cases that are too politically sensitive; and judge dismisses misconduct charge in trial of Arundel County Exec Leopold.

State Roundup, January 25, 2013

Jurisdictions would be able to impose their own gas taxes for road improvements under a plan by Senate President Mike Miller; four counties, two cities awarded “Health Enterprise Zone” funding; legislation to override last year’s pit bull ruling to be heard next week; microbrew beer popularity spurs bill to allow growler refills at some stores; Sen. Edwards seeks 70 mph speed limit on I-68; prosecution wraps up in trial of Arundel County Exec Leopold, defense starts today; Prince George’s senators push for delegate appointment; and a new Mike Miller profile.

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