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• State Roundup, January 27, 2012 January 27, 2012
  Maryland First Lady calls people who stood in the way of gay marriage “cowards;” Senate shows its bipartisan colors; Bar Association endorses gay marriage; illegal immigrant tuition referendum in court today; legislators briefed on the “war on rural Maryland.” […]
  Megan Poinski
• $28M needed to comply with court ruling, public defender says; prosecutors say it will cost them $83M January 27, 2012
  The Office of the Maryland Public Defender needs $28 million to comply with a court ruling that requires indigent defendants have lawyer at bail hearings.Prosecutors say it will cost local governments $83 million more. […]
  Len Lazarick
• Part 1: Charter schools expand slowly in Maryland; laws governing them are problematic January 27, 2012
  This was National School Choice Week in America, marked by over 400 events around the country to celebrate public charter schools. But there were only one announced in Maryland, a dinner discussion set for next week in Baltimore. Public charter schools are increasing as an alternative educational option throughout the nation. But advocates say Maryland’s law […]
  Len Lazarick
• Public water users could see flush tax triple while septic users would pay double January 27, 2012
  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 consumption-based tax. […]
  Len Lazarick
• Briefs: Actor Charles Dutton in a guest spot; Brinkley, Garagiola find common ground on farmland January 26, 2012
  Actor Charles Dutton made a guest appearance in the Maryland House of Delegates Thursday, announcing his return to Baltimore to promote the arts in Maryland’s impoverished communities. Sens. Sen. David Brinkley, R-Frederick, and Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola, D-Montgomery are cosponsoring a bill reducing estate taxes on family farms. […]
  Len Lazarick