Maryland: General Assembly

October 1, 2009 - 02:13 pm

Are You Reading This While Driving??? Yikes--I Hope Not!!

Driving While Using Electronic Text Messaging Devices is ILLEGAL in Maryland as Of Oct. 1, 2009.!!
Law text can be found at -  http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/chapters_noln/Ch_195_hb0072T.pdf  .  Background info can be found at : http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/fnotes/bil_0002/hb0072.pdf
Below is an excerpt from the 90 Day report of the 2009 General Assembly session:
Experts estimate that the

September 20, 2009 - 10:54 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Reporter

Sin Wagon

From Red Maryland
Once again it looks like some Democrats are going to go into the 2010 General Assembly session hellbent on raising your taxes. And once again these Democrats are going to try to take their pound of fresh from the poor:

Legislators are not ruling out increases in so-called sin taxes [...]

August 21, 2009 - 09:51 am

Were Candidates Blindsighted by Mayor's Interviews?

CP recently wrote to the mayoral candidates:

I viewed the recent interviews with mayoral candidates on the City's station. I understand that each candidate was invited to these interviews by the mayor. In her invitation, she wrote"

"You will be asked to: Identify your top three mayoral priorities. State why they are your priorities. State how you would achieve those goals."

After viewing the interviews, it is clear that while that was the first question, there were many additional questions, most if not all of which might appear to be either leading, require an unusual degree of preparation or perhaps designed to catch interviewees off-guard.

August 20, 2009 - 03:05 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Cardin tried in court of public opinion; his peers wait and see

Del. Jon S. Cardin may be in the hot water of public opinion, but so far his colleagues in the General Assembly have no plans to open an inquiry into his national news-making engagement that diverted city police resources. A...

August 20, 2009 - 03:05 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Cardin tried in court of public opinion; his peers wait and see

Del. Jon S. Cardin may be in the hot water of public opinion, but so far his colleagues in the General Assembly have no plans to open an inquiry into his national news-making engagement that diverted city police resources. A...

June 25, 2009 - 11:15 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Maryland nearly flunks disclosure of state lawmaker finances

Maryland still rates a “D” and when it comes to financial disclosure requirements for members of the General Assembly, according to the Center for Public Integrity, a national watchdog group. The Old Line State hasn’t improved its grade in the...

June 23, 2009 - 01:50 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Batter Up: Lawmakers scored on various agendas

'Tis the season for scorecards. And I’m not talking about baseball. Around this time of year, after lobbyists and special interest groups have had time to regroup from the General Assembly session, they begin to assess how their agendas fared....

May 12, 2009 - 04:13 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Open audition: State senator needed to replace Greenip

The race is on in Anne Arundel County now that the Republican state central committee is formally accepting applications from candidates to replace state Sen. Janet Greenip, who is leaving the General Assembly after 15 years and more than a...

May 12, 2009 - 04:13 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Open audition: State senator needed to replace Greenip

The race is on in Anne Arundel County now that the Republican state central committee is formally accepting applications from candidates to replace state Sen. Janet Greenip, who is leaving the General Assembly after 15 years and more than a...

May 6, 2009 - 03:40 pm

Moyer and Hoyer...and Shropshire In The Foyer: We Need A Lawyer

ALERT--CITIZEN ACTIVISTS CAN DISCUSS THIS AT THE BOATYARD TOMORROW AT 9 AM PROMPTLY AFTER WE HOLD OUR HOUR DISCUSSION WITH CHRIS FOX....Aldermen Hoyer and Shropshire, almost assuredly with backing from the mayor, are trying to push our upcoming elections back a year, thus ensuring Ellen "O" Moyer will remain in office another year as well. This is real. This is not a test. It is an actual emergency. You are instructed to read this, reflect upon it and freak out...now. Call your alderman. Write a letter to the editor. It goes to first reader on Monday night. Luckily for Moyer, Hoyer and Shropshire, I'll be away that night.