Day: January 3, 2014

Del. Anderson hopes to restart debate on pot legalization; state, local governments fail to adequately monitor polluted runoff; farm lobbyists hoping for a quiet state legislative session; tough spending decisions, grandstanding predicted for the session; as mayor, O’Malley raised gubernatorial campaign funds during Annapolis session in 2006, setting precedent to allow Ulman, others to do so; Sen. Forehand says she will retire when term is up; Sen. Colburn’s wife files for divorce, cites his affair with an aide; Frederick County faces budget shortfall; and Washington County homeowners, facing falling home values, see less benefit in Homestead Tax Credit.