Saturday was another big day for Gov.-elect Larry Hogan after his 7-hour visit to the White House Friday. He and his wife Yumi got a tour of Government House from Gov. Martin O’Malley and his wife, Judge Catherine Curran (Katie) O’Malley, and before that he spoke to the Maryland Republican Party’s convention meeting at the Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City.
As Gov. Martin O’Malley winds down his second and final term as Maryland chief executive, he owes it to his successor — and to his legacy — not to push for approval of a new plan for developing State Center in mid-town Baltimore.
It’s a boondoggle in both its current form and in its amended form.
As O’Malley pushes for OK on new State Center plan, analysts say changes could make it unaffordable; U.S. House approves national park in Maryland, N.Y. to honor Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad; Senate expected to pass bill; Frederick lawmakers celebrate Hogan’s plan to scrap the stormwater fee; transition team members economist Basu, Sen. Shank discuss their roles as Hogan moves forward; more GOP lobbyists with ties to Ehrlich, Hogan moving into Annapolis firms; Kittleman overturns ban on sugary drinks on Howard property; Kittleman to be honored by pot reformers; Gansler, Montgomery teachers union settle over apple in campaign literature; Conaway Sr. becomes a Baltimore City Republican; new Wicomico County exec cuts budget; and Carroll State Attorney Barnes remembered for outreach.
Republican Larry Hogan Jr. has made outreach to Democrats a key part of his transition to becoming governor next month. The let’s-all-along style reaches a new level on Monday, when Hogan goes shopping with Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot in Easton and Cambridge.
Blaine Taylor writes: The long-entrenched Democratic machine that I first encountered in 1974 as press secretary for the late Sen. Patrick T. Welsh has now been knocked to the ground, mainly because in its arrogance and overweening pride, it refused to acknowledge any dissent and desire for change within its own ranks. When you do that, the door is opened to change.
The dinosaurs have thus gone the way of the dodos, having brought it on themselves: a restored two-party system as exemplified by the District 6’s new slate and Councilman David Marks.
State Center redevelopment project resurrected as are concerns; Hogan will seek to repeal storm water remediation fee; O’Malley names interim Health Secretary; Miller taps Zirkin to head judicial proceedings committee, names other committee chairs; despite cost, Miller sees benefit in film tax credit; Montgomery delegation to take up voting power of student member of county school board; Harford’s David Craig reflects on long public service career; and O’Malley hires De Blasio campaign manager to advise PAC.
Most newbies in the legislature got a two-day orientation to their new jobs this week, covering topics from ethics and State House security to payroll and office expenses. But after the elation of their election victories, most of 57 newly elected delegates and 11 new senators got a sobering bucket of budget ice water thrown on them from the legislature’s chief fiscal analysts.
Federal spending in Maryland fell $1.2 billion in 2013; Senate President Miller sees few alterations to government, taxes under Gov. Hogan; Hogan says he won’t extend pension task force; President Obama to meet Hogan, other new governors; Hogan calls for change in phosphorus management; analysts say film tax credit creates only temporary jobs; Black Guerrilla Family leader testifies to inner workings of prison gang; Hogan says Cabinet appointments are coming; and Ehrlich mulls presidential run.
Gov.-elect Larry Hogan Jr. said he will make some appointments to his administration before Christmas, perhaps as early as next week.
“We’re not in a hurry,” Hogan told reporters Tuesday.
Hogan named 31 more members of his transition team, bringing the grand total to 60. The full list of appointments is at the bottom of this story.
The benefit of extending Maryland’s film production tax credit were debated Tuesday as state lawmakers heard testimony from supporters of the credit.
“To turn our backs on all the efforts made by the General Assembly would be devastating,” said Hannah Byron, assistant secretary for Tourism, Film & the Arts of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.
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