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Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland and previously served as mayor of Baltimore City from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the Nov. 7, 2006, election by a 6.5 percent margin. He was the only candidate to defeat a sitting governor in 2006. O'Malley's involvement in politics began at age 20, when he became a volunteer for Gary Hart's presidential campaign. While in law school, O'Malley further honed his skills as state field director for Barbara A. Mikulski's successful U.S. Senate race and later served as a legislative fellow in her office. O'Malley was elected to a seat on the City Council in 1991 and served until 1999, represent...
Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland and previously served as mayor of Baltimore City from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the Nov. 7, 2006, election by a 6.5 percent margin. He was the only candidate to defeat a sitting governor in 2006. O'Malley's involvement in politics began at age 20, when he became a volunteer for Gary Hart's presidential campaign. While in law school, O'Malley further honed his skills as state field director for Barbara A. Mikulski's successful U.S. Senate race and later served as a legislative fellow in her office. O'Malley was elected to a seat on the City Council in 1991 and served until 1999, representing Baltimore's 3rd District. As mayor, O'Malley's statistics-based accountability tool CitiStat won Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government award in 2004. O'Malley is a 1985 graduate of The Catholic University. He earned his J.D. in 1988 from the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore and passed the bar the same year. O'Malley is married to state District Judge Catherine 'Katie' Curran O'Malley, the daughter of J. Joseph Curran Jr., who served as Maryland attorney general from 1987 to 2007. Martin and Katie O'Malley live in the governor's mansion in Annapolis with their children, Grace, Tara, William and Jack. Aside from politics, O'Malley showcases his musical talents and heritage with his on-again, off-again Irish rock band O'Malley's March.
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Bridge, tunnel experts to evaluate state's inspection program
Prompted by the discovery of previously undetected corrosion on the Bay Bridge, Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered the state's transportation chief to assemble a panel of experts to evaluate Maryland's toll bridge and tunnel inspection program. The...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Advice, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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Hanna headed our way
The Tropical Storm Watch posted for Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay yesterday has been upgraded this morning to a Tropical Storm Warning in advance of Tropical Storm Hanna. That means tropical-storm force winds of 39 mph and higher can be expected...Tags: Reisterstown, Sheila Dixon, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Local Authority, Meteorological Disasters
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O'Malley signs limited emergency declaration
Gov. Martin O'Malley today signed a "limited emergency declaration" in anticipation of Tropical Storm Hanna's impact on the Eastern Shore, which could come as early as Saturday morning. The declaration means National Guard troops will deploy throughout...Tags: Tropical Storms, Hurricane Hanna, Floods
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Medevac copters' usage curtailed, legislators told
Maryland's medevac program this year implemented changes designed to reduce unnecessary use of state police helicopters, a senior official told lawmakers in Annapolis Thursday morning. Patients who are within a 30-minute drive to a trauma center must now...Tags: Medical Specialization, Dan K Morhaim, Laws, Medical Services, Accounting and Auditing
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Alonso's next challenge
Baltimore schools CEO Andres Alonso had a remarkable first year. He ruffled the teachers union, infuriated the administrators union, shifted power from the central office to school principals, revolutionized funding allocations to individual schools,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Sheila Dixon, Therapies, Retirement
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Officials briefed on state readiness for new storms
As forecasters tracked a string of powerful storms sweeping toward the East Coast - one of which is expected to bring rain and high winds to Maryland tomorrow - Gov. Martin O'Malley convened top officials of his administration yesterday for a briefing...Tags: Reisterstown, Sheila Dixon, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Local Authority, Meteorological Disasters
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As Hanna nears, Md. officials briefed on emergency readiness
As forecasters tracked a string of powerful storms sweeping toward the East Coast -- one of which is expected to bring rain and high winds to Maryland Saturday -- Gov. Martin O'Malley convened top officials of his administration today for a briefing...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Tropical Storms, Reisterstown, Hurricane Hanna, Meteorological Disasters
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Solar energy tax credit extension is urged
Three prominent Maryland Democratic elected officials stood on a grassy hill atop a former landfill in Ellicott City yesterday urging congressional Republicans to stop blocking the extension of federal investment tax credits for solar energy. The...Tags: Government, Renewable Energy, Economic Policy, Benjamin L. Cardin, National Government
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Spotlight on state Medevac system
Almost half of the patients flown by helicopter to Maryland trauma centers are released within 24 hours, making some lawmakers wonder whether the state's vaunted Medevac system is overused.
At an Annapolis hearing this morning, legislators plan to...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, Dan K Morhaim, Laws, John C. Astle
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Weaving a web of biking trails
He has tried bicycling on the roads, but Gene Bayer learned his lesson long ago: You can't size up what a motorist is thinking.
"I've been hit twice," said Bayer, president of the Baltimore Bicycling Club, via cell phone as he pedaled along the BWI Trail...Tags: Cycling, Vehicles, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Obesity, Epidemics and Plagues
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Streetcar vision vies for funds
Imagine an old-fashioned electric streetcar rumbling along Rowe Boulevard, then onto West Street and down Main Street to the City Dock - transporting residents and visitors and transforming the jewel of Annapolis' maritime heritage into a pedestrian...Tags: Commuting, Public Transportation, Vehicles, Traffic, Regional Authority
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Log links official to city auction
Alfred H. Foxx, the head of Baltimore's transportation department, registered as a bidder and paid $25 to participate in a city auction despite department rules barring top officials from taking part in those sales, according to a receipt and sign-in...Tags: Auction Service, Vehicles, Regional Authority, Sheila Dixon, Transportation
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