Len Lazarick, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Roundup, June 16, 2017

State delegates suggest moving Preakness to Laurel; federal judge blames state on Purple Line funding problems, won’t allow construction to begin; state senators call on Gov. Hogan to declare a state of emergency in violence-plagued Baltimore City; research finds that Chesapeake Bay’s “dead zone” growing; attorney general’s office upholds Ocean City ban on female toplessness; Hogan continues to get push back on Paris accord; Senate legislation would force President Trump to get congressional OK to return Russia’s Eastern Shore compound; and David Trone continues to test political waters.

Bay ‘dead zone’ expected to be bigger this summer due to heavy rains in Pa., N.Y.

A year after experiencing its best water quality in decades, the Chesapeake Bay is expected to have a larger than average “dead zone” this summer, where fish, crabs and shellfish will struggle to breathe.

State Roundup, June 15, 2017

State elections board says it detected “suspicious activity” but no breach of online voter registration system; a Virginia congressman is questioning the ethics of allowing a company tied to President Trump to bid on proposed new FBI HQ; following U.S. House action on Dodd-Frank, Assembly leaders set up panel to monitor changes to federal financial consumer laws; Gov. Hogan touts new Baltimore bus system overhaul; Maryland politicians react to congressman’s shooting; and Maryland Attorney General Frosh explains the emoluments clause.

State Roundup, June 14, 2017

State to allow naloxone sales through a pharmacies, as it attempts to address overdose crisis; western Maryland communities struggling to thrive split over environmental issues such as fracking and coal; Post profiles Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, who knows the law and the Grateful Dead; Gov. Hogan hires campaign manager and consultant; state Sen. Young faces another Republican challenger; as series on Columbia at 50 comes to a close, we look at its past to see its future; Montgomery’s council reaffirms commitment to climate treaty; Baltimore County councilmembers propose more transparency; and Arundel councilman sees race relations ‘state of emergency’ in that county.

Columbia at 50 Part 12 Conclusion: A 50-year-old town faces its future

This is the 12th and final part in a series of monthly essays leading up to Columbia’s 50th birthday celebration this month. Veteran journalist and longtime resident Len Lazarick wraps up by looking back over the past 50 years and looking forward to Columbia’s future. All 12 chapters have now been published as a 200-page book.

State Roundup, June 13, 2017

The Maryland legislature made Attorney General Frosh’s suit against President Trump possible, giving him authority to sue without governor’s OK; views of Frosh’s action split down party lines; Wisconsin gerrymandering case — similar to Maryland’s — could end up at Supreme Court; Gov. Hogan truly has loyalty of his Cabinet members; five delegates could be challenging state senators for office; two Progressive candidates for governor hope to stir up constituents that Heather Mizeur could not; Baltimore County Exec Kamenetz says he will decide on governor run after Labor Day; and Howard Exec Kittleman announces re-election bid.

Opinion: President Trump was correct on Paris accord

By repudiating the Paris climate accord, President Trump began the work of restoring proper limits to presidential power. He also returned authority on treaty-making, usurped by his predecessor, to its proper place: the U.S. Senate. It was the right decision.

Commentary: New law protects victims of violence at every age

A new law in Maryland prohibits a person from serving as a health care agent for a patient if that individual is the subject of a protective order for that patient, or if that individual is the spouse of a patient who has a separation agreement or has filed for divorce. The legislation is another step forward in protecting all victims of domestic and family violence at every age, especially those most vulnerable, from being continually controlled and potentially further harmed by their abusers.

State Roundup, June 12, 2017

Maryland, D.C. attorney generals sue President Trump, claiming violation of anti-corruption clauses in Constitution; despite General Assembly’s attempts at bail reform, judges now decline to set bail in some cases; state’s top court rules that medical marijuana licenses can be issued; Open Meetings training law to take effect Oct. 1; former MTA chief of staff had ordered $65,000 in furniture without bid process; Western Maryland Progressives gather for first meeting; Gov. Hogan begins targeting majority Democratic rule in General Assembly; and Howard County Exec Kittleman expected to announce re-election bid.

Rascovar: Non-political redistricting is Mission Impossible

Former Gov. Martin O’Malley has admitted politics played a big role in re-drawing Maryland’s congressional districts after the 2010 Census. The state’s major newspapers and good-government groups went bananas. Editorial writers had a field day denouncing O’Malley and other Democratic leaders for this dastardly admission.
Exactly which alternative universe are these people living in? Politics and re-districting have been wrapped tightly together since the nation’s formative years.

Len Lazarick

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