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Opening day roundup: Miller begins 30th year as Senate president, veto overrides postponed

Opening day roundup: Miller begins 30th year as Senate president, veto overrides postponed

by | Jan 14, 2016 |

Amid a sea of Maryland state-flag neckties and toddlers in suits, legislators of the Maryland General Assembly were gaveled in for the first day of the 2016 session. Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael Busch, both Democrats, were reinstated in their leadership positions. It is Miller’s 30th legislative session as president, the longest-serving presiding officer in any U.S. legislature. Miller, 73, is now also the longest-serving member of the Maryland General Assembly, first elected to the House of Delegates in 1970.

Tobacco settlement aids cancer research, diagnosis and treatment

Tobacco settlement aids cancer research, diagnosis and treatment

by | Jan 5, 2016 |

In 2015, Maryland spent 33% of its allocated cancer prevention and treatment money at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where Gov. Larry Hogan was treated, and Johns Hopkins University, according to the Cigarette Restitution Fund, a division of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Current restitution funding has provided benefits for both cancer prevention and tobacco-use prevention in the state, and cancer rates are dropping.

Smoking prevention gets just small slice of Maryland’s $2.3B from tobacco settlement

Smoking prevention gets just small slice of Maryland’s $2.3B from tobacco settlement

by | Jan 4, 2016 | ,

About 15 years and $2.3 billion later — and despite the creation of the state’s Cigarette Restitution Fund to deter and repair damage from tobacco — smoking prevention gets only a small slice of the tobacco settlement. This story explains how that happened, with a chart and four-minute video that capsulizes the findings of this investigative piece.

University athletics still dependent on subsidies, student fees

University athletics still dependent on subsidies, student fees

by | Dec 22, 2015 |

An analysis of Big Ten schools’ athletic department finances found that Big Ten schools consistently generate more net revenue than other NCAA programs, while relying on significantly less in subsidies from state governments and university budgets to fund athletic programs. But Maryland and Rutgers, the analysis found, are exceptions. Both schools remain very dependent on state and student subsidies to fund athletic programs.

The Mikulski-Clinton email files

by | Dec 7, 2015 |

Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Hillary Clinton are good friends, as these email exchanges while Clinton was secretary of state show. The final email response from H to “Barb” in 2010 is amusing given the current presidential campaign. Hillary says: “How’s our friend, Martin [O’Malley] , doing? I know he has a rematch when he should be reelected by acclamation for steering the ship of state so well. Pls give him my best wishes.”

Franchot proposes tougher laws to help curb income tax fraud

Franchot proposes tougher laws to help curb income tax fraud

by | Dec 1, 2015 | ,

Maryland’s comptroller on Tuesday proposed legislation to boost penalties for tax-related crimes and increase the state’s prevention and enforcement efforts. “Tax fraud and identity theft associated with it are a growing concern across the country as personal information becomes more and more available to perpetrators and as schemes become more and more sophisticated,” said Comptroller Peter Franchot.

O’Malley courts U.S. House Democrats

O’Malley courts U.S. House Democrats

by | Dec 1, 2015 |

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley met with the U.S. House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning in an effort to earn more support for his presidential run as he continues to struggle in the polls. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has been endorsed by 38 senators and 144 House members, including every Democrat in the Maryland delegation.

Underperformance on PARCC tests: Interactive maps of county scores

by | Nov 27, 2015 |

The results from Maryland’s newly implemented Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams released this month showed room for improvement. During the 2014-2015 school year, Marylanders took the exam in English and algebra. Capital News Service analyzed the state Department of Education data and put the data into these interactive maps.

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