The OpenGov Foundation just released MarylandCode.org, a user-friendly, searchable and downloadable publication of the Maryland Code of law. The project unpacks the dense, inaccessible code on the state website and encourages citizen participation through transparency. “The state site is a good start, but it’s not intuitive, and it’s locked in PDF so you can’t do anything with the data,” explained OpenGov’s Seamus Kraft. “We spent the last six to eight weeks really reworking the Maryland code data into a form that is useful to both coders and everyday people.”
Day: May 9, 2013
Md. House Republicans defend prisons chief, criticize O’Malley
Maryland House Republicans were surprisingly complimentary of Public Safety Secretary Gary Maynard at a Thursday news conference about the pervasive gang activity in state prisons revealed in a federal indictment of 13 correctional officers at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The Republicans described the secretary as a reformer whose efforts had been thwarted by the inaction of others, and said that they admired his willingness to uncover corruption.
State Roundup, May 9, 2013
Attorney General Gansler says new gun bill passes constitutional muster; meanwhile Cecil council passes resolution opposing gun control bill; Gov. O’Malley says more changes will be made to scandal-clad detention center; compounding pharmacies in Maryland to face more oversight; Gov. O’Malley announces initiative to release more state data online; and MGM to bid to build Prince George’s casino.
Business group leaders say Maryland needs to be more competitive on taxes
With a report Monday by CEO magazine ranking Maryland among the 10 worst states to do business, the Greater Baltimore Committee said it’s going to renew its push to improve the state’s competitiveness. “I’m always struggling with why we think we’re so good and others think we’re not,” said Brian Rogers, chairman of the T. Rowe Price Group who chairs the Greater Baltimore Committee’s board.
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