The one lingering mystery from the now-cancelled free E-ZPass program for state legislators concerns the number of Senators and Delegates who had them. In August 2009, the Maryland Transportation Authority…
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E-ZPolitics
The Maryland Senate Republican Caucus has sent out two letters to the Governor and the state’s chief judge seeking to capitalize on the free E-ZPass issue. But the GOP’s cheap…
E-ZTip-Off?
One of the lingering questions from the free E-ZPass investigation is why the number of legislators who had them mysteriously dropped in a month. Consider that MdTA told us in…
E-ZAnswers, Part Two
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) tried to protect the state legislators who carry the free E-ZPasses. They warned us of “privacy and security issues” when they refused to release the…
NBC 4 interviewed your author for the following story on free E-ZPasses for state legislators. MPW thanks Chris Gordon for the coverage. View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video.
E-ZAnswers, Part One
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) has answered our Public Information Act request about state legislators who receive free E-ZPasses. Now it is time for the revelations to begin!First, a bit…
Angry state legislators are marking this blog for deletion after one of their most cherished perks has been pulled by their masters: free E-ZPasses. Here’s the E-ZScoop.Early this year, the…
State Legislators Get Free E-ZPasses
Yesterday, the Post reported that 4,990 Maryland E-ZPass holders canceled their accounts due to the new fees levied by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA). We’ll bet that none of the…
Saving Money on EZ-Pass
By Rocky Lopes. This is a reminder that effective July 1, 2009, holders of Maryland E-ZPass toll transponders will be assessed $1.50 per month “cost recovery fee” per account, regardless…
The New E-Z Tax
By Rocky Lopes. The Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) governing board voted on January 29, 2009, to impose cost-recovery fees for the Maryland E-ZPass system and increased tolls for certain classes…