The 200 million tons of sediment trapped behind the Conowingo Dam is not a major threat to the health of the Chesapeake Bay, according to a three-year study by the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment.
Day: November 13, 2014
Rascovar: Gone at the State House –Democratic moderates
Hardly noticed in the Nov. 4 election that saw Anthony Brown wiped out in an embarrassing avalanche of rejection was the obliteration of the Democratic Party’s moderate-conservative wing in Annapolis.
State Roundup, November 13, 2014
The O’Malley administration backs away from no-bid, buck-a-year farm lease to Dem donor; Maryland before the Supreme Court defending tax on out-of-state income; Annapolis Capital editorial board urges Gov. -elect Hogan to keep to promise to reform redistricting process; reducing state spending now a must for Hogan, who will face a $600 million budget gap; Hogan taps former Republican Robert Neall as budget guru transition team; report on Conowingo Dam says it is only small part of problem; Howard Exec-elect Kittleman taps rest of transition team; and GOP voters out-voted Dems by huge margin in Washington County.
Budget realities challenge Hogan promises on spending, taxes
The uphill climb Gov.-elect Larry Hogan faces to fulfill his campaign promises and reduce state spending and taxes was starkly illustrated in a legislative hearing on spending Wednesday.
Facing dozens of lawmakers, including some who lost election bids, the Maryland General Assembly’s top fiscal expert produced a graph showing the next six years of projected state spending and revenues. In every year, including this one, the line for spending goes up and up, and the line for revenues rises too, but never matches expenses.
Jennings is new Senate Republican leader; Shank is minority whip
Above: Sens. J.B. Jennings and Chris Shank Maryland Senate Republicans Wednesday elected Sen. J.B. Jennings of Baltimore County as their new minority leader and Sen. Chris Shank of Washington County as the new minority whip. Jennings and Shank both promised to...
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