Retiring Appeals Judge Murphy to join lawfirm; UM’s SGA hopes to raise profile in Annapolis; gay marriage bill has 58 delegate co-sponsors; Proposed legislation would ban company gifts to physicians; wiggle room sought on weight limits of farm vehicles; campaign finance reform proposed again; neighbors file complaint as temporary slots parlor ground is broken; Hoyer Twitter hacked at State of the Union, makes for fun reading; Baker sees a long road to Prince George’s reputation redemption; and Snowden appeals judge’s decision.
Month: January 2011
Franchot balks at giving Bowie State contract to company that is not lowest bidder
Seeing that bids from experienced companies were more than $400,000 cheaper, Comptroller Peter Franchot voted against a contract for Holder Construction Company to do construction management for a new student center at Bowie State University.
The contract was ultimately passed at Wednesday’s Board of Public Works meeting, with Gov. Martin O’Malley and Treasurer Nancy Kopp voting for it.
Human Resources speeds up processing cash assistance claims, exceeds court order
Officials of Maryland’s Department of Human Resources boasted to a House Appropriations Committee subcommittee Tuesday about exceeding the court-ordered number of quick turned-around claims for Marylanders on public assistance.
Blog: Speaker gets reminded who makes the budget
That’s why they call it an “executive budget”
Blog: Delegates bring God into gun debate
The House Judiciary Committee brought God into its debate about gun legislation. At the meeting, Del. Michael Smigiel, R-Cecil, argued in favor of his bill, which would allow gun permit holders in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Virginia to carry their guns in Maryland. He...
Sen. J.B. Jennings to miss most of session for Air Force training
Sen. J.B. Jennings reports Sunday for Air Force training in Georgia and will miss of the rest of the session, except for any time he has off from the 13-week training at Robins Air Force Base.
Jennings, 36, a member of the Maryland Air National Guard, is a master load specialist and is being trained on the new C27 Spartan cargo plane.
State Roundup, January 26, 2011
The state budget spares counties on teacher pension costs, but adds new ones; state leaders say O’Malley falls short on state pension fixes; major tax package would aid roads funds; gay marriage gains momentum — but not for everyone; three jurisdictions join the chorus for allowing BYO-wine; jobless rate steady in state; state police oppose proposal to allow concealed weapons across state lines; and Ruppersberger named top Dem on House Intelligence panel.
Coalition backs tax hikes for roads, transit, along with a “lockbox” to protect the money
Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola plans on introducing a major tax package to pump $400 million to $600 million a year into the dwindling transportation trust fund, along with a constitutional amendment to put the fund into a “lockbox” so it can’t be raided for other purposes.
A new coalition of 32 business and consumer groups known as the Statewide Transportation Alliance to Restore the Trust (START) is backing the move.
July primary proposed for 2014 election
Sen. Roy Dyson, vice chair of the Senate committee that handles election law, said Tuesday that he and Chair Joan Carter Conway would propose legislation to move the 2014 gubernatorial primary to the second Tuesday in July, rather than its traditional mid-September date.
The change is designed to help Maryland comply with the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE), the 2009 law that requires absentee ballots be sent to voters overseas and in the military 45 days before an election.
Delegate wants to allow Md. neighbors with gun permits to bear arms here
Del. Michael Smigiel wants people who have been issued a permit to carry a firearm in Maryland’s border states to have the Second Amendment right to carry them here.
But the Maryland State Police, which handles gun permit requests, vehemently opposes Smigiel’s proposed legislation.
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