What got Larry Hogan to the place where he raises his right hand for the oath as governor is what one Hogan insider concedes was a perfect storm. The right political environment, a message to match it hatched by the candidate himself, a campaigner disciplined enough to communicate it relentlessly, and a campaign that made few mistakes and profited from the lackluster campaigns and mistakes of his competitors.
Wrapping up Tuesday’s session in good spirit, or in this case under a good spirit, members of the House of Delegates were invited to attend a Bible Study by Delegate Andrew Serafini of Washington County.
Board of Regents OKs mid-term tuition hikes at Salisbury, Towson and Frostburg, hiring freeze at both SU and UMES; as new governor takes office, Baltimore City delegation mum on State Center stand; advocates seek to double state mandate on renewable energy; federal challenge to state ban on assault weapons expected this spring; Chesapeake Bay Foundation fights state stormwater permits; Gov.-elect Hogan taps new Emergency Management chief; Cecil Night draws crowd to Annapolis; will Gov. O’Malley’s progressive agenda be overshadowed by tax hikes?; Lt. Gov. Brown considers next move; and self-described “vanishing breed” Nancy Dacek remembered.
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