Wednesday, December 5, 2012
O'Malley's leadership PAC—and the possibility of him running for president in 2016—may get a boost from a fundraiser to be held in a private Chevy Chase home on Monday.
Obama has yet to be sworn in for his second term as president, but the 2016 presidential race already is underway. "[Prospective] candidates from both parties are wasting little time schmoozing potential super PAC [political action committee] funders," Politico reported last week. In Chevy Chase, MD, former South Carolina Gov. Jim Hodges, a Democrat, will co-host a fundraiser for Gov. Martin O'Malley's leadership PAC on Monday evening, Dec. 10, at a private home, Politico reported. To attend the Chevy Chase fundraiser, the "suggested contribution" is $5,000 for a "host," $2,500 for a "sponsor" and $1,000 for a "guest," Politico reported. Hodges "also raised money earlier this year for the PAC fronted by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Raw government data for the state of Maryland does exist on various agency websites, but it is not easily found, open government advocates said.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
By Brooke Auxier, Capital News Service Maryland lags behind other states in making government information easy for citizens to access online, open government advocates said, despite Gov. Martin O'Malley's push to make Maryland more digitally transparent. O'Malley is well-known for using data to measure the effectiveness of government programs and policies. But open government advocates said O'Malley's administration has not done a good enough job making raw data held by state agencies available to citizens who want to evaluate the performance of state government—and O'Malley's administration—on their own. "What's happening in the government should be public," said David Moore, executive director of the Participatory Politics Foundation, an…
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The recent increase of the alcohol tax from 6 percent to 9 percent has raised money for health care and has potentially decreased underage drinking and alcohol abuse.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
By Kelsey Miller, Capital News Service A coalition that pushed an alcohol tax increase last year is calling the tax a success and turning its efforts toward assuring that the new revenue is spent the way it was intended. Representatives of the Lorraine Sheehan Alcohol Tax Coalition said Tuesday that the recent increase of the alcohol tax from 6 percent to 9 percent has been successful at achieving its two main goals: raising money for health care and potentially decreasing underage drinking and alcohol abuse. Of the $70 million in expected revenue from the tax, $64 million in Gov. Martin O'Malley's fiscal year 2013 budget is proposed for health care and community services. The group now aims to keep the current budget plan intact as it …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The governor's plan would result in smaller refund checks for two out of every 10 Maryland residents.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
By Dave Nyczepir, Capital News Service Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing capping income tax deductions and rolling back income tax exemptions for Maryland's highest earners as part of his plan to close the $1-billion hole in the state's $14-billion operating budget. O'Malley's plan, unveiled Wednesday morning, Jan. 18, would begin capping deductions for Marylanders making more than $100,000 and reduce exemptions for singles making more than $100,000 and couples making more than $150,000. The exemptions would disappear for singles at $125,000 and couples at $175,000. The governor said that only two out of every 10 Maryland residents would receive a smaller amount in their refund check as a result. "In order to get us through this recession …
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7:53 am on Friday, January 27, 2012
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