Lawmakers brace this week for the introduction of the state budget Wednesday, slot machine changes are on the table, and there’s talk of Republican primaries.
Month: January 2010
Del. Burns pushes for Md. bar on out-of-state gay marriage
While other states wrangle with the question of whether to legalize same-sex marriage, one lawmaker is trying to prevent the practice from spreading to Maryland.
Analysis: No kamikaze mission for O’Donnell
What’s this about Del. Tony O’Donnell, the Maryland House minority leader, running against U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer? Well, it all depends when you talk to O’Donnell.
Caroline County hopes to get resident delegate again
When Maryland lawmakers convened Wednesday, nobody living in Caroline County showed up in either the House or the Senate.
The same has been true the past 14 legislative sessions. Since Del. Robert Thornton left office, the Eastern Shore County has had no lawmaker residing within its bounds. Its tiny population of 33,000 is split between two legislative districts shared with neighboring counties, and Caroline County is usually outvoted.
Legislators from the Shore are trying to win a delegate for the county this year.
State Roundup, January 15, 2010
Miller pushes slots in Prince George’s during a big session for business. O’Malley may have “significant layoffs” planned. And is BWI for sale?
Podcast: Five top stories from week one
Andy and Len sat down with State House Reporter Tom LoBianco to count down the top five stories of the General Assembly’s first week. Number five is the prospect of slots in Prince George’s County.
Maryland schools stay at number one
Maryland public schools remain tops in the nation for the second year in a row, according to the latest report card by Education Week magazine, released Wednesday.
The state school system even moved up a notch to a B+ from last year’s B. With a score of 87.5, Maryland is 3.5 points ahead of its nearest competitor, New York, and a full five points ahead of Massachusetts, which it barely edged out last year.
Virginia schools are number 4 with a B-, moving down 1 point this year to 83.2. Maryland’s higher grade this year partly reflects big improvement in a section of the report card on “the teaching profession.”
State Roundup, January 14, 2010
Gov. Martin O’Malley announces the probable end to the tuition freeze, and the legislature returns with calls for less partisanship.
Analysis: O’Malley calls out Ind. gov on Ravens bet
Gov. Martin O’Malley says Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is scared to accept Maryland’s challenge on this weekend’s Ravens-Colts game.
Analysis: I’m the mayor of the State House
Del. Adrienne Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat, recognized the state and local dignitaries who came into town on Tuesday. She missed one: me (kind of).
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