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Marylanders must help pay the cost of reducing traffic congestion [Letter]
Mr. Seyko's recent letter (March 21) attacking Governor O'Malley's transportation finance plan for using gasoline taxes to reduce traffic congestion is understandable. Nobody likes taxes and gasoline taxes are particularly irritating since we see the...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Traffic, Tea Party Movement
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O'Malley warns of 'job-killing' sequester cuts
Gov. Martin O'Malley warned Sunday morning that Maryland faces "job-killing cuts" if Congress allows a wave of automatic spending reductions to take place this Friday as scheduled. Appearing on CBS' Face the Nation alongside Virginia Republican Gov. Bob...Tags: National Security Agency, Elections, Regional Authority, National Government, Jan Brewer
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Too many people who should not have guns do
On the day after the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., police in Newport Beach, Calif., took a man into custody for allegedly firing more than 50 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun in the parking lot of a shopping mall. He aimed...
Tags: Prince George's County, Joe Lieberman, The Miami Herald, Bechtelsville, Washington, DC
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Could Virginia move give O'Malley political cover?
A deal struck in Richmond on paying for roads, bridges and mass transit could give Gov. Martin O'Malley some political cover if he decides to move forward in Annapolis with his own version of a transportation revenue bill in the second half of this year's...Tags: Regional Authority, Baltimore Red Line, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), National Government, Parties and Movements
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Miller to push regional transportation funding
Attempting to break a years-long stalemate over transportation revenue, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller intends to introduce legislation that would allow local governments and regional authorities to raise money for roads and mass transit....Tags: Regional Authority, Ronald N. Young, Taxation, Baltimore Red Line, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Chief Assembly analyst pans Va. transportation plan
A plan proposed by Virginia's governor to raise transportation revenue while scrapping the gas tax is largely based on "wishful thinking," the chief policy analyst for the Maryland General Assembly has concluded. "It is hoped that Maryland can do...Tags: U.S. Congress, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley
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Virginia proposal complicates Maryland's gas tax debate
The governor of Virginia has thrown a new wrinkle into a Maryland debate by calling for abolition of the commonwealth's gas tax and increasing the sales tax to pay for roads and transit – a move that would alter the competitive balance between the...
Tags: Regional Authority, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Taxation, Martin O'Malley, Manufacturing and Engineering
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O'Malley is likely to introduce gun control measures
Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, said this morning that he considering introducing a gun control package in the upcoming legislation session and reiterated his opposition to assault weapons like the one used in the Newtown massacre. "I think you can...
Tags: Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Annapolis
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Don't let this fish get away
While the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay requires attention from all the half-dozen states in the 64,000-square-mile watershed, there is one step that must be taken almost entirely by one state alone. When the Virginia Assembly reconvenes for its...
Tags: Omega Protein Corporation, Aquaculture, Reedville, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Ecosystems
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O'Malley hopes to hold tuition rise to 3 percent
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he hopes to hold tuition increases for Maryland residents attending the state's public universities to no more than the 3 percent he has allowed in each of the last three years. In a meeting with student government...Tags: Regional Authority, Harry Potter (fictional character), Martin O'Malley, Students, University of Maryland, College Park
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O'Malley says Baltimore youth detention facility "moving forward"
Gov. Martin O'Malley said that plans for a new youth detention facility in Baltimore are "moving forward" and described the current building as "a very old and decrepit facility." Momentum is building in Annapolis to fund a new 120-bed jail for youth who...Tags: Government, Elections, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley
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O'Malley zings GOP governors, Romney on economy
TAMPA, Fla. -- Working to preempt a parade of Republican governors who will take the stage tonight at their party's national convention, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said here that the GOP vision for the nation's economy would "spell disaster for...Tags: Parties and Movements, Martin O'Malley, Robert L. Gibbs, Labor Markets, Barack Obama
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