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Friday, April 30, 2010
 “I’ll Never Forget It” is what former Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel
calls his memoir published today – a forgettable title that could have
been applied to a thousand autobiographies. It might better have been
called “The Accidental Governor,” since Mandel’s subtitle is “Memoirs
of a Political Accident from East Baltimore.”
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
| A pending law will allow the Department of Natural Resources to
sidestep state contracting rules when making deals with nonprofit
groups for conservation service programs. More |
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
After a failed push to re-regulate Maryland's electricity market
last year, it appeared 2010 might bring market reforms in the opposite
direction, toward more open competition among suppliers.
Delegates said before the session that they planned to push for
changes that they believed would make it easier for outside power
companies to compete to sell power in a market that is largely
dominated by traditional utility companies. But two proposals that won nearly-unanimous approval in the House
fell victim to lingering doubts among key senators about the
controversial 1999 deregulation plan. More |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
An occasional series about lawmakers not seeking re-election this year.
Del. Sue Hecht's work on domestic violence and sexual and child abuse are
what first brought her to Annapolis in 1995, and they've
been a focus of the Frederick County Democrat throughout her time in
the House of Delegates.
So it seems only fitting that she retire after the passage of a bundle of bills strengthening sex offender laws.
As head of a local nonprofit advocating for victims, "We would go to Annapolis to get those [laws] changed for a number of
years," she said. "Eventually, we said, 'Hell, we can do this!' "
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
How can a candidate get supporters excited about a four-year record
of governing, while they stare back at one of the worst economic
downturns in a generation and look ahead with trepidation?
That's the question Gov. Martin O'Malley will have to answer as he
seeks to again defeat Bob Ehrlich, the predecessor he unseated and now
his challenger. More |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
| Hank Heller said he became interested in politics when he was in junior high school, and he became more and more involved ever since. Now, more than 50 years later, 24 of them in the General Assembly, the Montgomery County delegate is calling it quits. More |
Monday, April 26, 2010
 The endless campaign season “officially” begins this week as Martin
O’Malley makes 11 stops around the state to “launch” his campaign, a tad
more announcements than Bob Ehrlich made to “officially” kick-off his
bid three weeks.
“Officially” is in quotes because the candidates are not really
“official” until they go to the state board of elections and file their
paperwork. However, the campaign never really ended, with both candidates raising money to wage it for three years.
(Above, O'Malley at Thursday solar panel event.)
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Monday, April 26, 2010
| The state Public Service Commission did not review consumer billings
as required for nearly half of Maryland's 19 utilities companies,
according to a state audit released Monday. More |
Friday, April 23, 2010
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It was a bright, sun-shiny Earth Day for Gov. Martin O’Malley and Howard
County Executive Ken Ulman Thursday. The two chief executives became
fiddlers on the roof of a Columbia home, installing solar panels to
illustrate generous government giveaways for renewable energy and local
job creation.
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, O’Malley also announced that solar
photovoltaic panels would also be installed in 32 state and local
government buildings, generating 10 megawatts of power through what he's
calling “Project SunBurst.” The project
will cost $10.2 million, using a combination of $8.3 million in federal
stimulus dollars and state proceeds from a regional greenhouse gas tax. More |
Friday, April 23, 2010
| A last-minute budget move helped secure enough cash for Maryland's
November election, nearly $10 million of which had been previously
uncertain because of an inadvertent cut in the governor's budget.
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s support of health care issues far outstrips that
of his predecessor and likely opponent, Bob Ehrlich, the Maryland
Citizens’ Health Initiative said in a report released Thursday. But the Ehrlich campaign disputed the scorecard, listing its own set of accomplishments.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Several multimillion dollar construction projects are moving forward
in Howard County, under a compromise on stormwater management rules
worked out during the legislative session.
But some environmental groups are worried that the rules are too
loose and could allow hundreds of projects to avoid stricter regulation. More |
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