By Eric Luedtke. I suspect it’s not much fun right now being Governor O’Malley or a member of his staff, who have spent the better part of their term trimming…
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New Gonzales Poll: O’Malley Holding Steady
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A brand new poll by Gonzales Research shows lots of voter concern about the economy but also shows no significant reduction in Governor O’Malley’s approval rating from January. Additionally, U.S….
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Transportation in Trouble
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Starting next year, the State of Maryland will be spending less money on transportation projects than it did nine years ago. That’s right folks, you read that correctly. And if…
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Trachtenberg Opposes Disability Budget Cuts
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County Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg, Chair of the council’s Management and Fiscal Policy Committee, has taken a strong stand against the state’s budget cuts to disability programs. Following is her…
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Disability Advocates Fight Back Against Cuts
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Three Local Aid Questions
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Here’s three questions about the Governor’s local aid cuts that should interest everyone who lives outside the City of Baltimore and Prince George’s County.1. Why was police aid cut by…
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The O’Malley administration just announced $454 million in new cuts, of which $210 million consisted of cuts in local aid. The aid cuts stripped $20.1 million from local health programs,…
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Part Three: Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes Through Combined Reporting. By Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39). Our State Government’s revenues are in a free-fall. And the budget has been in distress for…
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One Helluva Week
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Who says August is a slow news month? This past week may have been the worst for the state’s Democrats since Kathleen Kennedy Townsend lost to Bob Ehrlich. Consider the…
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By Laura Howell, Executive Director, Maryland Association for Community Services. This week, in the sweltering August heat, hundreds of Marylanders, including people with developmental disabilities, aging caregivers, direct support staff,…