Day: January 21, 2014

Retroactive health enrollment deadline is today but frustration continues to plague the process; Gov. O’Malley unveils his legislative agenda, including raising the minimum wage, expanding pre-K, curbing domestic violence, improving security at jails and creating a statewide unified communications network for first responders; meanwhile the state’s Catholic bishops are also pushing for a hike in the minimum wage and the state’s budget analysts are urging lawmakers to be more cautious on spending than O’Malley; Chesapeake Bay Foundation report addresses pavement water runoff problems; live-streaming of Senate panels gets the OK; police lieutenant to run for Del. Costa’s seat in 30B; Larry Hogan says snows won’t keep him from announcing run for governor; and Sierra Club backs Mizeur.