» O'Malley Asked to Reverse Police on Spy File Access
09/10/08 20:31 from Maryland Moment
The ACLU of Maryland today asked Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) to reverse a decision by the state police not to allow 53 nonviolent political activists wrongly classified as terrorists to get copies of their files and to review them with their a..
» GOP: Defeat Early Voting Amendment
09/10/08 19:53 from Maryland Moment
Republicans in the General Assembly today announced their opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment on next month's ballot that would authorize early voting up to two weeks before Maryland elections. House Minority Leader Anthony J...
» Ehrlich Police Chief is Second-Worst Person in the World
09/10/08 18:00 from Maryland Politics Watch
When you've made Olbermann's Worst Person list, you really have nothing left in life to achieve! Now when is Keith going to find out about conservative blogger Mark Newgent, who said the victims of the police spying had a "shady past"?
» Leggett Seeks $50 Million in Mid-Year Cuts
09/10/08 13:20 from Maryland Moment
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) has called on government department and agency leaders to make mid-year budget cuts of $50 million to conserve resources to cope with a projected $250 million shortfall for fiscal 2010. He cited..
» Hutchins Among Keith Olbermann's "Worst Persons"
09/10/08 11:25 from Maryland Moment
Former Maryland Police Superintendent Thomas E. Hutchins won national recognition last night -- but not the kind one typically brags about. Hutchins was designated as the runner-up for "Worst Person in the World," a nightly feature on Keith..
» Proposed Budget Cut – The Maryland Stadium Authority
09/10/08 11:00 from Maryland Politics Watch
By Marc Korman. After I complained about blue-ribbon commissions, a few people asked me what I would do to address Maryland’s budget challenges. Regardless of whether slots passes, Maryland will have a $1 billion budget deficit in 2009 a..
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State weighs cuts in critical needs
09/10/08 04:00 from baltimoresun.com - politics
O'Malley may target schools, health care; furloughs possible Amid a gloomy economy that has severely eroded tax collections, Gov. Martin O'Malley is considering steep cuts to public education and health care programs and might ask state emp..
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Mayor Dixon warns city may consider layoffs
09/10/08 04:00 from baltimoresun.com - politics
Mayor Sheila Dixon said yesterday that she would consider layoffs as one way to shore up the city's budget, which she said "does not look good." She said that agency heads are reviewing all capital projects to see if any can be postponed so..
» Saqib Ali Facebook Poll
08/10/08 17:26 from Maryland Politics Watch
Here we have another hot potato (or perhaps a burning ember) on this blog. How do you feel about this ?
» Election Fever . . . in Ghana
08/10/08 16:15 from Maryland Politics Watch
Campaign Billboard in Kumasi, Ghana The Perfect Gift Before I left for Africa, I raced around looking for a place to buy Obama buttons to give as small tokens of thanks. They’re an enormous hit. I felt bad when I didn’t have enough for..
» High Drama At Maryland's Death Penalty Commission
08/10/08 15:37 from Maryland Moment
A commission examining capital punishment in Maryland produced some high drama yesterday, as an exonerated death row inmate tangled with the state's attorney from the jurisdiction that sentenced him to death. Baltimore County State's Attorn..
» Beware of Facebook
08/10/08 11:00 from Maryland Politics Watch
Now I have nothing against Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39). He has a pro - labor , pro-environment voting record. He was supported by numerous progressive organizations in his incumbent-toppling run in 2006. And I chuckled when he took on MCDCC o..
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Officials' rift central to slots contest
08/10/08 04:00 from baltimoresun.com - politics
Franchot, O'Malley camps grow more combative as vote nears The animus between Comptroller Peter Franchot and Gov. Martin O'Malley is taking center stage in the Maryland slots contest, providing a lively sideshow to a years-old debate to be ..
» On Political Pulse
08/10/08 01:55 from Maryland Politics Watch
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will be on the 'Political Pulse' talk show on Channel 16 TV in Montgomery County on: Thursday, October 9th at 9:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October 14th at 9:30 p.m.; Thursday, October 16th at 9:00 p.m.; and Tuesday,..
» Franchot Asks O'Malley To Call Off The "Attack Dogs"
07/10/08 19:34 from Maryland Moment
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D) said today that he was the victim of a "Swift-boat style" attack carried about by pro-slots forces and called on Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) to "call off the attack dogs, stop the negative campaigning an..
» Peter Franchot: Crazy Like a Fox
07/10/08 18:00 from Maryland Politics Watch
Very few politicians are more unpopular in Annapolis than Comptroller Peter Franchot. Put aside for a moment his raging feud with Big Daddy and his baiting of the Governor over the sensitive Montgomery County school construction issue (amon..
» A Joint Statement Against Anonymous Attack Blogs
07/10/08 11:00 from Maryland Politics Watch
By Adam Pagnucco, Eric Luedtke and Dan Reed. Recently, an anonymous blog appeared targeting Montgomery County Council Member Mike Knapp. The sole purpose of this blog was to attack Mr. Knapp's character in an effort to discourage him from ..
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Here's one way to call the slots tossup
07/10/08 04:00 from baltimoresun.com - politics
T he last poll I saw on slots showed about 54 percent of Marylanders still supporting a state constitutional amendment allowing the gambling machines. That support was not as large as it appeared to be eight or nine months ago, which fits a..
» Community Foreclosure Forum
07/10/08 00:00 from Maryland Politics Watch
The District 39 Delegation invites you to join them for: Community Foreclosure Forum Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:00 a.m. – noon Location: Lake Marion Community Center 8821 East Village Avenue, Montgomery Village, MD 20886 • Confidenti..
» Pro-Slots Group Targets Franchot
06/10/08 21:04 from Maryland Politics Watch
Following is the text of a memo sent by pro-slots For Maryland, For Our Future to elected leaders concerning Comptroller Peter Franchot. (It's not as if the Comptroller isn't attracting any other letters these days, right?) TO: MARYLAND ELE..
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