INVESTIGATION: The Maryland Board of Elections has asked the state prosecutor to investigate Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie for spending campaign dollars on personal purchases and other expenses not related to his candidacy, writes Annie Linskey for the Baltimore Sun....
Month: April 2010
State Roundup April 21, 2010
Baltimore City changes tactics in its suit against Wells Fargo, and the attorney general's office looks into Ehrlich's radio show. And O'Malley and other area leaders want more oversight of the DC Metro system. WELLS FARGO: The City of Baltimore is changing its...
Analysis: It’s unanimous: GOP legislators back Ehrlich
If challenger Brian Murphy claims any hope of splitting Republican support with former Gov. Bob Ehrlich in this year’s gubernatorial primary, he’ll have to get his backing from outside of the General Assembly.
State Roundup April 20, 2010
DRUNK DRIVING: House Judiciary Chairman Joseph Vallario says he regrets not being able to reach a compromise on legislation to toughen drunk driving laws, writes Ashley Halsey III for the Washington Post. A chart that Vallario used to support his decision to a kill a...
State Roundup April 19, 2010
Maryland gets good news on jobs, Gov. Martin O'Malley is set to kick off his re-election bid, and the state is looking for federal stimulus help for its schools. All this and more in our weekend State Roundup. JOBS REPORT: Maryland added 35,800 jobs in March, which...
PODCAST: How’d the interest groups do?
Maryland politics reporter Tom LoBianco joins MarylandReporter.com staffers Andy Rosen and Nick DiMarco to discuss how special interest groups -- environmentalists, labor and the liquor lobby -- fared during the 2010 General Assembly session.
State Roundup April 16, 2010
People across the state vent their frustration with government at Tea Party protests, and we have more analysis of this year's legislative session. Lawmakers turn to November, preparing their campaign arguments. TEA PARTIES: People gathered in Hagerstown to protest as...
Shift breaks, union bills satisfy labor for session
Nick DiMarco Nick@MarylandReporter.com The legislative session was a productive one for labor organizations, which won victories for teachers, child care providers and retail workers, closing the books on several issues debated for years. This week, Gov. Martin...
State Roundup April 15, 2010
FORECLOSURE: A new law approved this week will aid Maryland homeowners who are facing foreclosure, according to Ovetta Wiggins for The Washington Post. Lenders now must send homeowners an application for modification before foreclosures can start, according to this...
Ehrlich lobs political charges back at O’Malley
By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com In what promises to be a seven-month political tennis match of serves and volley, ex-Gov. Bob Ehrlich lobbed the ball back at Gov. Martin O’Malley Tuesday, saying “nothing much happened in Annapolis” this legislative session...
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