Day: August 20, 2014

Guest commentary: Race, not Peroutka, is MDGOP problem

Guest commentary: Race, not Peroutka, is MDGOP problem

Barry Rascovar’s latest opinion piece published on Maryland Reporter, “GOP has a Peroutka problem” is about as accurate as anything else he writes on the Republican Party in Maryland — it’s in the ball park but takes a bad hack at a pitch across the middle of the plate. The problem is more nuanced than one candidate; with the Peroutka candidacy and the events in Missouri, the Republican Party should finally have the guts to have a real conversation on race and the difference between the two visions for American citizens of all races and ethnicities.

State Roundup, August 20, 2014

The O’Malley administration says its rebuilt health website will be ready by November; audit finds state social services agencies failed to monitor local agencies involved with fostering children; positive economic impact of starting school later called into question; gubernatorial hopeful Hogan expands tax-free pension plan to all retirees; UM to guarantee athletic scholarships; O’Malley asks Congress not to cut Social Security; and Young and Gardner face off in Frederick County exec candidate forum.

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