State’s drop in infant mortality rate attributed to substantial cut in black infant deaths; MDOT to listen to concerns over Red Line, but says major changes won’t be coming; Sen. Simonaire hopes to ease burden of stormwater runoff fee with new legislation; IRS to recognize all legally married same-sex couples; Atty. Gen. and gubernatorial candidate Gansler calls for minimum wage hike, cut in corporate tax rate and more programs for senior citizens; meanwhile, one Montgomery council member wants a $12 minimum wage in that county; federal grants to help Baltimore City Police with DNA testing backlog; 2nd Amendment group continues to chip away at local gun control laws, this time with Carroll County allowing gun-carrying at waste facilities; crowded field for Mizeur’s District 20 seat; and, to lighten the day, presidential hopefuls such as Martin O’Malley and Chris Christie, imagined as Sesame Street characters.
Day: August 30, 2013
Driving down in Md. and across nation; group asks for more transit spending
Marylanders drove their vehicles 4% fewer miles from 2005 to 2011, mirroring a general driving decline across the country, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland PIRG Foundation. From the data, PIRG drew the conclusion that less money should be spent on roads and more on mass transit.
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