Month: February 2013

State Roundup, February 28, 2013

More ponder affects of sequester, concerned about education, senior citizen health and businesses; petition to overthrow death penalty repeal unlikely; Senate makes minor changes as it begins to hash out gun legislation provisions; bill to make petition signers confidential is killed; and PSC tells utilities to upgrade distribution system in preparation for bad weather.

Mandated paid sick leaves draws support, opposition

Armed with statistics and touching personal stories, dozens of witnesses stepped forward Wednesday to endorse and oppose the Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act, which would mandate all Maryland employers give full-time employees up to seven days of paid sick leave.

State Roundup, February 27, 2013

While military bases, federal workers, Head Start programs and even meat plants brace for the sequester cuts that could force changes to their work, some conservatives suggest embracing the changes instead; new Post poll finds Marylanders want to keep the death penalty; gun control debate hits the Senate floor and Republicans scramble to make changes to the legislation; Senate committee sends offshore wind bill to the floor; legislative audit faults child-care facilities inspections, background check followups lacking; State Police get new helicopters; citizens continue protest of Brentwood Council’s Lord Prayer recitation; and the Sun’s editor, Mary Corey, dies.

Paid sick leave supported in poll, but businesses leery

An overwhelming 82% of Maryland voters support a proposal to force all employers to provide paid sick days based upon the number of hours worked, according to a poll done for the Jobs Opportunities Task Force. This poll comes in advance of hearings Wednesday on several pieces of legislation that seek to expand worker’s rights and increase employers’ obligations

State Roundup, February 26, 2013

Marylanders see tight times ahead with sequester cuts, but small business leaders say don’t fight the inevitable; the state Senate will be buzzing this week as the death penalty repeal and gun control hit the floor; Obama’s transportation deputy secretary heads to Annapolis to tout transportation funding, meanwhile Virginia’s actions may spur Maryland to move; Senate President Miller puts the kibosh on live streaming of committee hearings after Sen. Frosh takes a test run; Marylanders want fracking studies, poll shows; Atty. Gen. Gansler talks up death penalty; Arundel County Exec Neuman fires three; and Baltimore County councilman gives up county ride.

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