Back in February, my blog-brother Kevin Gillogly and I put up back-to-back posts on how MoCo was not getting a fair share of state appointments. Trying to be helpful, I…
Maryland Politics Watch Archive
Labor and the Governor
At first, I believed that Maryland’s labor movement would be annoyed at the anti-union propaganda on the state’s business development website but would ultimately see it as a blip in…
Improving the MARC Train: Part 2
By Marc Korman. In my last post, I discussed the MARC train and the Governor’s expansion plans. While I applaud Governor O’Malley for his attention to the state’s commuter rail,…
Kathleen Miller of the Examiner picked up some nice quotes from flame-throwing Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17) blasting his colleagues for not supporting the anti-slots campaign. Here’s a sample: “Slots are…
Are Domestic Workers Employees or “Help?”
Montgomery County’s domestic workers protection bill, introduced way back in January, is finally coming up for a vote tomorrow. At last we will learn its fate.The bill, co-sponsored by Council…
Improving the MARC Train: Part 1
By Marc Korman. As gas prices rise, it is expected that more people will take mass transit to get to their destination. In Maryland, one option is the commuter rail…
When I saw this post on Free State Politics, I could not believe my eyes. But it’s true: the state’s Department of Business and Economic Development is trying to paint…
Senator Madaleno Comments on the Budget
Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18) sent the following message to his constituents on the budget. We reprint it here with his permission.On Tuesday, the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee was briefed…
Someone has hired a sophisticated polling firm to analyze voter attitudes on slots, as my wife and I found out last night. This signals a new marketing effort on the…
On Senator Currie and the Ethics of Office
The recent revelations of Senator Ulysses Currie’s relationship with Shoppers Food and Pharmacy may be the beginning of the fall of a man once widely thought to be an admirable…
