Year: 2013

State Roundup, December 24, 2013

State Roundup, December 24, 2013

O’Malley says more than 12,000 left welfare rolls for work; O’Malley also says health care signups have jumped – but a glitch causes problems; loss of Chesapeake Bay grasses found to contribute to bay problems; drug opponent says those who want pot legalized just want to get high; U.S. Sen. Cardin tweets praise of Russia for freeing punk band Pussy Riot; gay-rights group backs Brown for governor, says decision was a tough one; Gansler makes changes in his campaign staff – again; Julius Henson keeps the gloves off as he goes after Nathaniel McFadden’s seat; and deputies involved in death of Down syndrome man make first statement in court.

We’re on Christmas break till Jan. 2; here are our top 10 stories of 2013

We’re on Christmas break till Jan. 2; here are our top 10 stories of 2013

We’re taking a break from Dec. 25 through Jan. 2. We don’t plan on publishing any original stories or the daily State Roundup until the day after New Year’s. Here are MarylandReporter.com’s top 10 stories of the year, based on traffic calculations by Google Analytics. Four of the top 10, including number 1 and 2, are about the “rain tax.”

State Roundup, December 23, 2013

With the General Assembly session soon to begin, expect a slew of proposals to alter the state’s mandated stormwater fee; job growth hits Maryland communities in fits and starts and sometimes not at all; MGM Resorts International wins bid to build casino at National Harbor in Prince George’s; state uses technology, penalties to crack down on annual Yuletide oyster poaching; state lawmakers are faced with voting on their own pay raises; some tweeting lawmakers fail to comply with disclosure laws; environmental group backs Frosh for AG; trooper lodge backs Brown for governor; and candidates line up to replace Valerie Ervin on Montgomery council.

Next governor should get 20% pay raise to $180,000, commission recommends

Next governor should get 20% pay raise to $180,000, commission recommends

Maryland’s next governor would get a 20% pay raise to $180,000 a year under recommendations made Tuesday night by the Governor’s Salary Commission.

Four other statewide officials — the lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, state treasurer and secretary of state — would also get a 20% pay hike over the four years of their terms from 2015 to 2018.

Guest Commentary: Del. Neil Parrott on the consequences of Obamacare

Guest Commentary: Del. Neil Parrott on the consequences of Obamacare

It is not the failure of the Obamacare implementation that is so disturbing; it’s that people who had good health insurance just two months ago have had it taken from them. There are many who want to enroll in Obamacare, but are currently shut out of health care coverage because of government-run systems that do not work.

State Roundup, December 20, 2013

State election board rules that Lt. Gov. Brown’s running mate and Harford Exec Craig can continue raising funds during General Assembly session, a decision likely to hurt Gansler the most. But Common Cause urges all candidates to halt fundraising; Gansler calls state health exchange rollout “comical … tragic;” Washington County sheriff proposes legislation to cut active arrest warrants; two more join District 37B race for House of Delegates; Arundel school board begins looking into later start times for classes; and former Secretary of State John Willis retained by Baltimore City.

State Roundup, December 19, 2013

State Roundup, December 19, 2013

Spending Affordability panel recommends 4% budget growth, increase in debt limit as Republicans fail to make cuts in spending; some seeing a smoother signup for state healthcare; but U.S. Rep. Delaney continues to urge state to use federal healthcare exchange; gaming commission ignores recommendation, won’t regulate mom-and-pop shop amusements; penny stormwater fee in Frederick County could add up to an $18 million shortfall for required programs; state purchasing historic Annapolis post office building; and NYC Mayor Bloomberg backs Frosh for attorney general.

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