Cynthia Prairie, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Roundup, June 1, 2015

Former Gov. Martin O’Malley has finally relieved the tension over will he/won’t he run for president with his Federal Hill announcement that, of course he’s running for president; besides Hillary Clinton, however, it looks like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is sucking up some of the limelight; while it’s early in the race, what are his odds?; the Department of Natural Resources is the first state agency to see a major shakeup at the top under Gov. Hogan; suit against former Arundel Exec Leopold to get another hearing; and some counties struggle with budgets, some don’t.

President O’Malley: No laughing matter

Marylanders and particularly State House observers for his two terms as governor and seven years as Baltimore mayor know Martin O’Malley all too well. Familiarity breeds contempt, goes the old saying, and we’re all too familiar with O’Malley. But he may run well among those just getting to know him.

Rascovar: Martin O’Malley’s Presidential Dreamin’

Martin O’Malley has a huge, almost impossible, challenge in front of him.

But we’re talking politics, here, not statistical mathematics. Anything can happen. And sometimes does.

State Roundup, May 29, 2015

Sponsors of three measures vetoed by Gov. Hogan say they will push for overrides; On his Asia trip, Hogan will get the ride of his life; compromise regs to governor electronic gaming; new MSEA poll says majority of voters say there is too much standardized testing; Prince George’s Council OKs modest tax hike, not exec’s 15%; Frederick Councilman Kirby Delauter puts a nasty foot in his mouth; Baltimore City mayor sees her political future fall as a former mayor re-appears on the scene; protest of O’Malley planned; and J Street backing Donna Edwards for Israeli-Palestinian stand.

Senators concerned about nitrogen pollution from Pa. in the bay

U.S. senators from Maryland and Pennsylvania are raising concerns over the nitrogen levels in the Susquehanna River, which in turn threatens the health of the Chesapeake Bay. They are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase aid to watershed states.

State Roundup, May 28, 2015

Sens. Zirkin, Raskin question logical soundness behind Gov. Hogan’s reasons for vetoing a number of bills, vow to work to overturn them; Maryland congressional delegation pushes Hogan on light rail projects, federal funding; Hogan takes off for 12-day trip through Asia; DNA testing slowed from lack of submitted samples; former local Maryland Municipal League treasurer pleads guilty to fund theft, repays debt; Prince George’s exec admits property tax hike unlikely; Arundel exec pulls grants from two orgs with ties to him; O’Malley gets a Super PAC and Hillary Clinton to visit Bethesda.

Environmentalists praise new Clean Water Rules; farmers upset

The Obama administration introduced an addition to the Clean Water Act on Wednesday, despite pushback from farmers across the country and the U.S. House of Representative, which voted to scrap the rule earlier this month.

State Roundup, May 27, 2015

Demonstrators block highway traffic to protest state funding for youth jail that they said should go to schools; bus, light rail and other transit fares to rise in late June; Gov. Hogan names two Common Core supporters to state Board of Ed; Atty. Gen. seeks outside legal help to pursue lawsuit against oil refineries using MTBE; one businessman prepares for the day medical marijuana will be legal; Small biz group says after riots more Baltimore businesses could use their services; and Rand Paul to speak in Baltimore County.

New law aims to protect oyster farms from poachers

As oyster farming grows in Maryland, legislators moved to protect the product that protects the Chesapeake Bay by enacting HB 287, to help leaseholders of aquaculture plots — oyster beds suspended in open water cages — to recoup damages from poachers. Those caught poaching would be subject to pay three times the cost of their illegal harvest directly to aquaculture farmers, who are collectively leasing 4,000 acres of the Maryland Bay.

State Roundup, May 26, 2015

Gov. Hogan vetoes bill to allow felons to vote after release, decriminalization of pot smoking among others; new protections for LGBT communities to take effect without Hogan’s signature; UM-Baltimore to seek $82 million power plant upgrade; despite lack of budget, Prince George’s cops set sights on body in the fall; Baltimore City Police quit taking military surplus in 2013; two in Baltimore City administration depart; former Gov. O’Malley heads toward May 30 announcement; and Ben Carson wins straw poll.

Cynthia Prairie

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