Category: Commentary
Maryland taxes, regulation put brakes on economic growth
I was having breakfast with a Maryland developer on the beachfront patio of a Florida country club 28 years ago when I learned that taxes have economic consequences. Between jobs in journalism, I was doing a newsletter for a new venture the man had set up in Florida.
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Joint Republican Caucus Public Safety Agenda
Maryland’s budget deficit looms large as the major issue of the 2025 Legislative Session, and rightly so. While the members of the Joint Republican Caucus are ready to offer solutions to our budget challenges and fight back against tax and fee increases, this will not be our sole focus this session. As we have done in the past, the members of the House and Senate Minority Caucuses will offer common-sense legislation that will make our communities safer.
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Raskin needs to cool his jets
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin on Thursday urged Americans to demand President-elect Donald Trump justify each Jan. 6 defendant pardon if he issues them on his “first day” in office, as promised.
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Apprenticeships: The Next Frontier
We are seeing national trends that our young people want more and more workforce development and apprenticeship opportunities. According to the Maryland Department of Labor, our state has nearly 16,000 active apprentices in fiscal year 2025 compared to merely 11,500 in fiscal year 2019. This increase of trade workers will bolster our economy while also providing practical and vital services to our communities.
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The bar should not be lowered for women to serve in combat
It appears that the handwringing has started over the issue of women’s ability to serve in combat. Trump has nominated a combat veteran, Pete Hegseth to be the next Secretary of Defense and it appears that Hegseth has some definitive views on the subject. As a decorated combat veteran having served in two combat zones over my 23-year career as an armor officer I have also developed my views on the subject.
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Time to transform Maryland’s healthcare system
It is no secret that the American healthcare system is broken and immoral. While other industrialized nations have achieved universal coverage, millions of Americans remain underinsured or uninsured, unable to afford the care they need. We have prioritized profits over people for too long, leaving communities across Maryland to suffer.
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Supporting our Community Colleges
During tough economic times, our community colleges have become a vital gateway to opportunity and prosperity. These community institutions are the backbone of our workforce – offering people the opportunity to upskill and obtain new certificates, providing parents an affordable higher education option for their children, and preparing our students, of all ages, to build better futures.
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The Future of the Blueprint
When the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future was first introduced in the state legislature during the...
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Limiting police traffic stops is not a good idea
Some Annapolis lawmakers are readying legislation to limit the number of offenses that police can use to justify traffic stops – those flashing blue lights that can strike terror in even the most law-abiding motorists. This endeavor seems to be a continuation of ideas of the past four years that seek to limit what police can do. It is not what people are looking for from their government.
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Maryland’s Reckless Blueprint: A Fiscal Disaster in the Making
As Maryland legislators prepare to convene in Annapolis for another legislative session, the push to massively increase education spending under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is both reckless and deeply concerning
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Election was bad news for Democrats, and worse news for Maryland government
This column appears in the December issue of The Business Monthly newspaper serving Howard and...
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No thanks to unsigned political endorsements by media
Maryland Reporter will not be endorsing any political candidates this year or any other, even if we wanted to. But we don’t.
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