Category archives for: Politics

Andy Harris hurdles EPA air-quality science

Maryland’s profession ubiquitous may be pulling for tighter sovereign atmosphere wickedness regulations (see prior post), but beginner Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md, is pulling back. Harris, authority of the House Science committee’s energy and sourroundings subcommittee, and Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga, who heads theArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-andy-harris-epa-1117,0,7625423.storylink?track=rss> Author: >

Getting There: ICC plan arch named as SHA’s new leader

Melinda Peters, the 38-year-old lady who has overseen construction of the $2.6 billion Intercounty Connector in suburban Washington, was named Thursday to conduct the State Highway Administration — putting her in assign of an group that is still recuperating from a rarely vicious review this summer. The appointment by Gov. Martin O’Malley makes Peters theArticle [...]

Room taxation to lapse this legislative session

Harford County officials and organizations vast and tiny are once again advocating for a hotel and motel tax, anticipating 2012 will be the year they finally get it. The so-called “room tax” came tighten to apropos a existence this year, but the Maryland General Assembly eventually voted it down after the taxation got tied to [...]

More Marylanders treated for piece abuse

State health officials have leveraged sovereign supports to offer some-more people piece abuse treatment, accordingArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-hs-substance-abuse-treatment-20111116,0,5992517.story?track=rss> Author: >

Some on Balto. Council don’t like online avowal proposal

As the Baltimore County Council prepares to take adult an ethics remodel package due byArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-co-ethics-online-20111116,0,1003832.story?track=rss> Author: >

Lawmakers approve self-denial repair for contractors

Government contractors applauded congressional movement Wednesday to dissolution a sovereign law that would have deferred millions of dollars in payments to Maryland companies, potentially wounding the region’s frail economy. In a singular display of bipartisanship, theArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-contractors-congress-20111116,0,7917292.story?track=rss> Author: >

For Franchot, squeeze of 32 Steinway pianos strikes green note

An differently agreeable Board of Public Works assembly strike a inharmonious note Wednesday as Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot objected to a $553,264 purchase of 32 Steinway-designed pianos for a new behaving humanities core scheduled to open subsequent year at Bowie State University. Franchot was outvoted by his associate house members, Gov. Martin O’Malley and state [...]

Mayor: Baltimore will mislay Occupy during ‘time of the choosing’

As military in other cities, most particularly New York, moment down on protesters concerned with the Occupy Wall Street movement, officials in Baltimore still say they have no evident skeleton to reject the Occupy Baltimore activists from McKeldin Square, nearby the Inner Habor, where they’ve been collected since final month. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake hasArticle [...]

Baltimore Co. GOP: Oliver should lapse partial of salary

The Baltimore County Republican Central Committee wants County Councilman Kenneth Oliver to lapse the legislature income he warranted while he was operative for the state in an apparent defilement of the county charter. In a fortitude authorized Monday night, the cabinet called on the Randallstown Democrat to give the income behind to the county treasury.Article [...]

Prince George’s County Council tables check to anathema slots

The Prince George’s County Council on Tuesday suspended a zoning check that would have effectivelyArticle source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-bz-pg-slots-ban-tabled-20111115,0,3360705.story?track=rss> Author: >

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