Cynthia Prairie, Author at MarylandReporter.com

Rascovar: Hogan burdened with Trump baggage

Poor Gov. Larry Hogan, Jr. He’s tried like the dickens to separate himself from controversial Republican presidential contender Donald Trump. None of these quasi-, semi- or circuitous denials seemed to work. Hogan’s Trump baggage keeps weighing him down.

State Roundup, June 17, 2016

After Orlando, Maryland’s top Dems renew effort to ban those on terrorist watch list from buying guns; Speaker Busch objects to raise, bonus to USM’s new chancellor; USM tuition policy change may need to be changed; lawyers get a lesson in state’s new expungement laws; Gov. Hogan opposes suggestion to cut number of schools on maintenance review; judge considers delaying Purple Line; Baltimore County schools may add Muslim holidays to school calendar; and Carroll County mulling switch to charter government.

Rocks, water, fire: A 4,000 mile, 3-week journey through 7 national parks out west

Rocks, water and fire and how they interact over millions of years. That’s the theme I came away with after a wonderful, arduous three-week vacation in May to seven national parks out west.

State Roundup, June 16, 2016

Maryland’s senators join floor effort to stop gun sales to suspected terrorists; Gov. Hogan holds back on releasing $80 million for teacher pensions, school renovations, demolition of city detention center; Hogan finally says he won’t vote for Trump; U.S. loans Purple Line companies $875 million; new chancellor gets large raise, bonus in closed-door decision; and 299 Arundel school personnel set to retire.

Futile ideas about saving the beaches

It’s beach season along the old Atlantic seaboard, drawing crowds of us inlanders east like our creeks and rivers. We’re heading for the Bay, the beach, the Outer Banks —eager for life’s troubles to evaporate between the spanking hot sand and some breakers.These beloved beaches are disappearing as oceans rise. The very development that accommodates us beach lovers has far worsened the effect.

State Roundup, June 15, 2016

State eligible for $17 million to widen opioid addiction treatment; feds award nonprofit bucks to make sure Maryland children have public health insurance; medical marijuana panel wrestles with vetting financial histories of potential licensees; two Baltimore high schools to launch Gov. Hogan’s early college initiative; city elections problems put on staffing, training, logistics; some Sandtown-Winchester residents skeptical of Hogan’s revitalization efforts; and Hogan distances self from Trump over Muslim views.

Testing commission wraps up, asking local school systems to finish the work

Anyone hoping the state commission on school testing would substantially reduce the amount of standardized testing in public schools already knew that was not going to happen. But as the Commission to Review Maryland’s Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools put the finishing touches Tuesday on its final report, they believed that their findings and recommendations could significantly improve how tests are given, and eventually reduce the time and effort put into tests that don’t contribute to student learning or instruction.

State Roundup, June 14, 2016

Elections officials to brief Senate panel on voting problems in April primary; Maryland nonprofit health-care co-op sues federal government over $22 million in required payments to big insurance firms; 40 revisions to Maryland’s medical marijuana regulations worries advocates; U.S. Rep. Hoyer pushes manufacturing as bipartisan salve; Gov. Hogan names two to bench in Frederick County; Baltimore City mayor says she’ll move funds for youth programs.

Replacing Maryland E-ZPass transponder is not so easy

Now that Gov. Hogan announced a new customer service initiative on Thursday, a good place to start might be with E-ZPass toll system and making it easier to replace a dead transponder. Transponders are those little white boxes that transmit the information to the antenna that collect the toll automatically.

Flag Day: Banners are symbol of liberty their sewers hope to regain

From the State House to the courthouse, the Stars-and-Stripes flying this Flag Day morning and throughout the year may be a symbol of “liberty and justice for all.” But the women who sewed them lost their liberty a good while ago in Maryland’s justice system.

Cynthia Prairie

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