In a recent fund-raising solicitation, Council Member Phil Andrews cites MPW research demonstrating his reliance on individual donors and asks for contributions because “interest group leaders… want to defeat me.”Andrews’…
Kasemeyer on the 2010 Session
Senator Ed Kasemeyer (D-12) represents Baltimore and Howard Counties and is the Vice-Chair of the Budget and Taxation Committee.
Can Teacher Pensions be Fixed? Part Four
Interest is growing in Annapolis in sending teacher pensions down to the counties. Manno’s bill offers a way out. But we are very cautious about predicting a happy end to…
Arora Wants a Hunk of Cash
Many state legislative candidates are using Facebook, emails and plain-old letters to raise money before this week’s filing deadline, but District 19 Delegate challenger Sam “Hunk of the Hill” Arora…
How O’Malley Should Handle George Owings
Last week, when former Delegate and Ehrlich Cabinet Member George Owings announced his Democratic primary challenge to Governor O’Malley, Maryland Democratic Party Chair Susan Turnbull responded with thumping criticism on…
Ficker to Ali: “You are the Greatest”
Anti-tax activist and former Republican District 39 Senate candidate Robin Ficker crashed Delegate Saqib Ali’s listening tour last week. But the former Bullets heckler did not go to harass Ali…
Can Teacher Pensions be Fixed? Part Three
Delegate Roger Manno (D-19) has proposed a bill to use revenues from a permanent millionaire tax and combined reporting to support the state’s beleaguered teacher and employee pension funds. Yesterday,…
Brian Feldman, MD State Delegate from District 15 in MoCo and Mark Uncapher, the Chairman of the Republican Party will debate: -the upcoming 90-day State Legislative Session;-the 2010 Elections; and…
Elrich and Navarro Exchange Endorsements
In a move that defies conventional perceptions of the County Council, Council Members Marc Elrich and Nancy Navarro have endorsed each other for re-election. Navarro and long-time ally Valerie Ervin…
The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism has released a new study examining the relationship of new and old media in Baltimore. Their findings: new and old media…