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…
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Can Teacher Pensions be Fixed? Part Three
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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,…
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Elrich and Navarro Exchange Endorsements
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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…
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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…
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Can Teacher Pensions be Fixed? Part Two
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Delegate Roger Manno (D-19) has introduced a bill that would keep teacher pensions at the state level, but pay for them with an extension of the millionaire tax and combined…
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Maryland Blogdom in 2009
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The year 2009 was a great one for Maryland blogs. The 41 state and local blogs that release statistics reported a combined 50% increase in traffic. But that hike was…
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Delegate Roger Manno (D-19) has proposed an ambitious plan to fix the state’s troubled teacher pension program as well as to prevent pension liabilities from getting passed down to the…
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Top Blog Posts, December 2009
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Here are the most-viewed blog posts on MPW in December 2009.1. MPW Senate Challenger Poll2. District 19 Race Snowballs Early3. Council President Poll4. Can Ehrlich Defeat O’Malley? Part One5. Primaries…
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Republicans Implode in Western Maryland
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For the moment at least, Republican Central Committees in Frederick and Washington Counties have deadlocked on which nominee will replace Delegate Rick Weldon (I-3B), who is stepping down to become…
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Buried in a Washington Post article about the budget is this momentous passage: One way to lighten the state’s burden is to shift the rising cost of teacher pensions to…