By Marc Korman. The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee of the House of Representatives recently released a bipartisan proposal for a major surface transportation bill. The blueprint is worth reading…
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Action Committee for Transit (ACT) and a blogger who sits on its board have launched a double-barreled attack on Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18) alleging that he is anti-transit and only…
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Gas Taxes by State
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From MSN Money and the Tax Foundation, here’s how Maryland’s gas tax stacks up against other states. Maryland is tied with Massachusetts for the 26th-highest gas tax rate among U.S….
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Saving Money on EZ-Pass
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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…
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ICC Battle Impacts District 4 Race
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The battle over whether the Intercounty Connector (ICC) should be built has been decided. But a battle over how to rout traffic along Georgia Avenue has been raging for more…
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What We Are Watching in Annapolis
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While the mainstream media titillates itself with the University of Maryland porn scandal, here’s what we have our eyes on in the rest of the General Assembly session.Misclassification Bill Despite…
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Pass the Garagiola Task Force Bill
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Traditionally, sending an issue to a commission or task force is merely a convenient way to study it to death. As MPW contributor Marc Korman has written, many state commissions…
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When former Governor Bob Ehrlich (R) diverted transportation money to the state’s operating budget, Democrats pounced. But now some of them are poised to do much the same thing.Last week,…
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By Lisa Fadden, Vice President for Public Affairs, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. There aren’t many issues that all 32 Senators and Delegates in the Montgomery County Delegation can agree…
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Oregon Schools Maryland on Transportation
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Last year, I wrote a series called “Crisis in Transportation” contrasting Maryland’s inability to finance its transportation infrastructure with Oregon’s plan to boost spending by a half-billion dollars per year….