By Megan Poinski | Maryland Reporter

ANNAPOLIS – Legislative analysts said Friday that $870 million more in revenues for transportation – the amount recommended by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding – is not enough for the state to meet all of its needs.
Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed applying the sales tax to gasoline, [...]

By Thomas A. Firey | Maryland Reporter
ANNAPOLIS – In a recent editorial that was generally critical of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s FY 2013 budget plan, theWashington Post lauded one proposal: requiring local school systems to pick up half the cost of their teachers’ pensions and other retirement benefits. Calling the proposal “courageous,” WaPo explained:

By Daniel Menefee | Maryland Reporter

ANNAPOLIS — Many homes on public water and sewer in Maryland could see their flush tax triple to over $100 a year for the Bay Restoration Fund — much higher than homes on septic systems, which would see the fee double to a $60 cap under Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed [...]

By Len Lazarick | Maryland Reporter
ANNAPOLIS — Demonstrators for “marriage equality” — same sex marriage — outside the State House in 2011

A new poll finds Marylanders closely divided on two hot issues that will likely appear on the November ballot – same-sex marriage and tuition breaks for illegal immigrants.
Voters are nearly split down the middle [...]

By Megan Poinski | Maryland Reporter
ANNAPOLIS – As national politics slides into ultra-partisan mode, causing endless arguments and political stalemates, what is a frustrated citizen to do in an election year?
Maryland native and Ruck.us founder Ray Glendening works on his website, which focuses on uniting people on common causes.

Maryland native Ray Glendening is raising a [...]