Newt Gingrich revs up GOP fundraiser with anti-Obama speech; Lt. Gov. Brown assembles new work group on health care disparities; Comptroller Franchot won’t enforce new cigar ban; Wargotz considers run against Cardin; high school graduation rates may drop as state recalculates figures; and Hagerstown changing its municipal election date.
Len Lazarick
Republicans like Gingrich’s speech, but many not backing any candidate yet
Newt Gingrich “gives a great speech,” people at a state GOP fundraiser Thursday night agreed, but the former House speaker is not likely to be the Republican nominee for president. Many elected officials had not decided who they would like for the nomination, but for those who had, Mitt Romney was the top pick.
Implementation of financial literacy recommendations makes slow progress
State agencies are reporting mixed results in implementing the recommendations of the General Assembly’s Task Force on Financial Literacy. Most of the state’s 24 school systems “will have some component ready to go this fall, but they won’t be as ready to implement [the curriculum] as we had hoped,” said Katharine Oliver, the Maryland State Department of Education’s assistant state superintendent for career and college readiness.
Maryland ranks in middle of the pack in economic prosperity, analysts say outlook could be deceiving
Maryland’s economic prosperity and economic outlook are pretty middle-of-the-road when compared with other states, according to a new study, though analysts warn that high incomes of some Maryland residents may be disguising larger economic problems.
NFL strike could cost Maryland $40 million in state revenues
If negotiations between the NFL Players’ Association and team owners are unsuccessful in ending the current lockout, Maryland stands to miss out on as much as $42 million in revenues from the lost football season, according to a study done by Comptroller Peter Franchot and the Bureau of Revenue Estimates.
Libertarians, Greens get back on the ballot
The Libertarian and Green parties regained their official status on election ballots Tuesday after retired Anne Arundel Circuit Judge Eugene Lerner found they had collected enough signatures on petitions.
Business group ratings for lawmakers drop again
Business ratings for Democratic members of the Maryland House of Delegates showed a sharp drop this year and scores for state senators declined as well, according to the latest Roll Call report from Maryland Business for Responsive Government. The group has been rating Annapolis lawmakers for 25 years.
Deadline looms for emergency mortgage loans for state homeowners
In a use-it-or-lose-it arrangement, the Maryland Housing and Community Development Department has until September 30 to give out $36 million in federal emergency mortgage loans to state homeowners facing foreclosure.
Refunding bonds may save nearly $7 million of total state debt
As the state prepares to issue $512 million in new bonds next month, it is also making preparations to reduce the state’s debt nearly $7 million by refunding as much as $550 million in existing bonds.
Ehrlich fundraiser calls Henson hire ‘terrible mistake’; gov goes fishing and other briefs
Dick Hug, top fundraiser for ex-Gov. Bob Ehrlich for his last three campaigns, said hiring campaign consultant Julius Henson was “a terrible mistake” and he and Elaine Pevenstein, executive director of Ehrlich campaign office, argued against the hire. Henson and campaign chief Paul Schurick were indicted Thursday for deceptive Election Day robocalls telling black voters to stay home. Hug said Henson’s reputation for dirty tricks was well known, particularly his role in depicting Republican nominee Ellen Sauerbrey as a racist in her 1998 race for governor.
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