Cynthia Prairie, Author at MarylandReporter.com

Opinion: Rascovar’s fiction about Gov. Hogan

I’m sick and tired of Barry Rascovar tearing down Gov. Hogan on MarylandReporter.com. Last week’s column was the last straw, a reader writes. Editor Len Lazarick responds.

Opinion: Healing must start now; support the good cops; punish the few bad apples

We cannot allow these deplorable acts to define our relationship with the men and women charged to protect us, writes Del. Cheryl Glenn, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus.. The vast majority of law enforcement officers are good cops – a few bad apples, a few disconnected officers, do not define all police everywhere.

State Roundup, July 8, 2016

Gov. Hogan is seeking private sector, state agency advice on dealing with problematic sediment buildup behind Conowingo Dam; state’s school commission issues final report on reducing testing, says while time may not be cut, disruptions should; state court recognizes value of “de facto parents;” as GOP convention nears, Maryland’s die-hard Trump supporters look forward to Cleveland even if they can’t be there; and WCBM-AM’s Tom Marr dies after stroke and former Sun editor, open government advocate James Keat dies at 86.

Testing commission releases final report

The Commission to Review Maryland’s Use of Assessments in Public Schools has posted its final report on how to reduce standardized testing. As reported here last month, the commission realized it had little power on its own to reduce testing, but must leave it to the state and local school boards to take action. Under the law creating the commission, local boards of education have until Sept. 1 to adopt or reject the commission’s recommendation, and the State Board of Education has until Oct. 1.

State Roundup, July 7, 2016

Gov. Hogan, Comptroller Franchot escalate feud with outgoing schools construction chief David Lever during Board of Public Works meeting; MTA offers new bus route plan for Baltimore City; Commerce Secretary Gill “bullish” on Washington County; Sen. Kagan asks state to pay for shuttle service during Metro repairs; animal activists target slaughter of cownose rays in Chesapeake Bay; highway honors slain Harford deputy sheriffs; Hogan bobblehead campaign to elevate cancer awareness; Schuh, Arundel Council get decent marks from environmental group; and Arundel gets $2.7 million to aid waterways.

Is Maryland building ‘Cadillacs or Buicks’ for its new public schools?

When it comes to new public schools, “are we building Cadillacs or are we building Buicks?” was the question David Lever tried to answer at a conference put on last Thursday by the Maryland Association of Counties.

Opinion: Palestinian rights deserve a place in Democratic Party platform

One of the more contentious issues debated at the Democratic Party Platform committee was the party’s position on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. For too long, the Democratic Party Platform has been silent — or worse, hypocritical — on the human rights of Palestinians. It’s time to end this hypocrisy.

State Roundup, July 6, 2016

State Dems seek more federal funding for treatment of opioid addiction; Gov. Hogan’s snubbing of GOP is not unusual in Hogan family; court rules that adults in underage drinking situations can be held civilly liable for injuries, deaths; Ben Franklin lightning rod design saved State House; new Carroll County polling place approved; and WCBM radio host Tom Marr suffers stroke.

Shows and no-shows in Cleveland and Philadelphia

Gov. Larry Hogan and I will not be going to Cleveland this month for the Republican National Convention — but for different reasons. Ten thousand other politicos and journalists will flock to Cleveland and Philadelphia for the staged extravaganzas that are our political conventions.

State Roundup, July 5, 2016

Attorney General Frosh says Metro analysis could jeopardize Purple Line; panel recommends state set up team to defend cyber networks; Maryland among states leading in NIH, venture capital funding for biomedical research, bioscience biz; Gov. Hogan’s General Services secretary leaving; State House struck by lightning; study of Baltimore City demographic maps reveals much about race, health care, employment; and studies on effectiveness of Montgomery’s plastic bag tax show mixed results.

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