Day: May 18, 2015

Ex-gov. Mandel, 95, feted as ‘architect of modern Maryland’

Ex-gov. Mandel, 95, feted as ‘architect of modern Maryland’

If you live long enough in politics, all may not be forgiven, but most is forgotten, and if you’re lucky, only the good stuff is remembered.

That’s certainly true of former Gov. Marvin Mandel, who turned 95 last month and was feted Wednesday at a birthday celebration organized by his old friend and sometimes unofficial ‘chauffeur,’ lobbyist Bruce Bereano.

State Roundup, May 18, 2015

Gov. Hogan calls cost estimate of Purple Line not acceptable; Hogan says he’ll kill a Busch capital program and transfer funds to State Police operating budget but budget pros say not so fast, that’s not how this works; meanwhile political pundits say this is a slap at Speaker Busch, reminiscent of misstep by troubled one-termer Ehrlich; PSB OKs Exelon-Pepco merger; four Maryland college police departments get military equipment including rifles and an armored truck; PG exec in a budget/tax battle over ed funding; Arundel exec questioned over grants to out-of-county agencies that he has ties to; and O’Malley says he’s still against death penalty after Tsarnaev sentencing.

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