A state constitutional amendment to permit local voters to fill a mid-term county executive vacancy snuck up on Marylanders as Question 2 on this year’s ballot.
The amendment, first proposed by the Montgomery County delegation, got virtually no attention from reporters as it made its way through the legislative process earlier this year. It didn’t get all that much attention from legislators either.
Despite “lagging behind the nation,” Maryland’s fiscal forecast appears optimistic, speakers agreed Thursday at the Greater Baltimore Committee Economic Outlook Conference. “Maryland is lagging behind in the nation… but I am optimistic about 2015,” said R. Andrew Bauer, regional economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Office and keynote speaker for the GBC conference.
Gubernatorial candidates continue to distort each other’s stand on issues; as election day draws near, Republican Governors Association intends to purchase ads for Hogan; both campaigns urge backers to vote early as that process begins today; Libertarian candidate for Attorney General knows he has a tough fight ahead; Del. Conaway pulls down YouTube videos early Wednesday, but they are preserved on another site; Sun backs Kittleman for Howard County executive; Democratic leaders roll out voter protection hotline; and paper trail for health exchange costs prove difficult to come by.
Remembering one of the greatest editors of the 20th Century and what he did for Maryland in St. Mary’s County where he had a weekend home.
Hundreds of Baltimore area teachers, parents, and students rallied in Baltimore City Hall Tuesday afternoon to demand support and funding for more inner city community schools.
The Baltimore Teachers Union, Maryland Communities United and the Central Labor Council organized rally goers on Holliday Street in hopes of compelling Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore City Council to pledge a financial commitment of $10 million for emerging community schools.
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