Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The three-term Democratic senator believes the death penalty should be placed on the 2014 ballot but finding voters to sign the petition might be a challenge.
Getting the signatures required to place the death penalty on the 2014 ballot is going to take a lot of work, according to Baltimore County State Sen. Jim Brochin. "I give it a 50-50 chance," Brochin said during an interview with Jimmy Mathis on WBAL Radio. The trouble, Brochin said, is finding a constituency to support the petition effort to re-instate capital punishment in Maryland. "If you wanted to get same-sex marriage on the ballot, you went to the Catholic Church. If you want to get the gun issue on the ballot you can go get signatures in North County," Brochin said. "If you're gathering signatures for he death penalty, where do you go?" Brochin, the three-term Democratic Senator from Towson, is part of an effort to reinstate the …
The 10-term Republican state delegate will challenge First-term incumbent Todd Huff in the 2014 primary election.
State Del. Wade Kach Tuesday announced he will challenge fellow Republican Todd Huff for the 3rd District seat on the Baltimore County Council. Kach made the announcement on his Facebook page. “When I look at the 3rd District, I see a need for an experienced, tested legislator to deal with the challenges we face,” Kach wrote on his Facebook page. “I believe that by moving from the House of Delegates to the County Council, I can bring the kind of responsive public service that the citizens want and need.” Kach was expected to make the announcement. In March he said he was considering the campaign. Sources who know Kach said the delegate began to consider the race in February after Huff was arrested on drunken driving charges. Huff pleaded …
North Point Library circulation assistant Laura Cole was honored by the Maryland Library Association.
North Point Library branch circulation manager Laura Cole was among three Baltimore County Public Library system representatives honored recently by the Maryland Library Association. Cole received the professional association's Outstanding Paraprofessional Award in recognition of her many years of leadership and membership with the group, according to a press release from the county library system. The state association also honored BCPL director Jim Fish with its Outstanding Member Award in honor of his sustained support of the organization. Fish has served on the association's legislative panel for more than 10 years and, under his leadership, the county's library system has been a "significant supporter" of the state association, …
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Greens at Logan Field will provide 102 rental units for low- to moderate-income senior citizens.
County, state and federal officials will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for a low- to moderate-income senior apartment complex already under construction on Dundalk Avenue near the Logan Village Shopping Center. The ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. May 14, at the construction site, 3455 Dundalk Ave. Officials scheduled to attend the groundbreaking include Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Maryland State Senator Norman Stone, Baltimore County Councilman John Olszewski Sr., U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Field Office Director Carol B. Payne and Enterprise Homes CEO Chickie Grayson. The complex is being built on a three-acre parcel that was once part of Logan Airfield, the first municipal …
The two-term Democratic senator's decision comes one month after he said he was considering leaving public office.
Democratic State Sen. Bobby Zirkin is running for re-election in 2014 after all. Zirkin, in a text message to a reporter late Friday, write that he "officially filed for Senate today." The decision to run for a third term in the Maryland Senate comes a month after an interview in which he said he was considering leaving public office. "The most important thing in my life is my family," Zirkin said last month. "I have two small children and whatever decision I make will be all about them. I love the Senate and the public policy debates even when they are controversial. It's hard to juggle all those things, to keep all those balls in the air. The balls I refuse to let drop are my kids. I don't want to miss anything with them." Zirkin said at…
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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Sunday, May 12
By Patch Staff Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown Kicks Off Gubernatorial Bid In a speech highlighting his military and government service, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced in his home county of Prince George's Friday night that he is running for governor of Maryland in the November 2014 election. Dan Bongino’s Home Burglarized Wednesday Night While Family Slept A spokeswoman says computers, purses and a wallet were taken from the Severna Park home of Bongino, the former Secret Service agent who ran for U.S. Senate in 2012. Report: Anne Arundel County Top in State for Generating Tourism Money The county saw a more than 7 percent increase in money from tourism between 2010 and 2011, according to a new report. Businesses Look to Marketplace Fairness…
Friday, May 10, 2013
The closure is part of the ongoing express toll lanes project.
Northbound Interstate 95 will be temporarily closed in White Marsh early Monday as part of the ongoing express toll lane project. The closure, scheduled from midnight to 5 a.m. May 13, will allow crews to perform bridge demolition work, state transportation officials announced in a release Friday. All northbound traffic will be detoured onto eastbound White Marsh Boulevard to Philadelphia Road, then onto westbound White Marsh Boulevard, back onto the highway. The toll lane project is slated to be complete in 2014. Keep an eye on road conditions anytime on our commute page. >>> Keep up with all Perry Hall, White Marsh news by following us on Twitter and Facebook and by signing up for the daily newsletter.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The four-term Dundalk Democrat will add his contracting job to the forms that are required by law.
Councilman John Olszewski Sr. will file an amended ethics report that contains information about his contracting job. Olszewski said late Thursday that he planned to turn the updated forms into the Baltimore County Ethics Commission by the end of the day. The updated report could be available online as early as Friday. The amended reports come two days after Patch reported that Olszewski, a four-term Dundalk Democrat, had failed to disclose his job with Mason and Sons Contracting on reports covering 2011 and 2012. Olszewski has abstained from votes in the past two years because of concerns about potential conflicts with his employer. Willful and false financial disclosure filings can carry a criminal penalty under law. Failure to file or …
Two former firefighters and a police officer could return to light duty as a result of the agreement.
Baltimore County officials said Thursday that they have settled three disability lawsuits with two firefighters and a police officer. "These settlements honor these employees for their past service while also ensuring that firefighters and police officers who serve the residents of Baltimore County are working in jobs that match their physical abilities for the safety of all," wrote Baltimore County Attorney Michael Field in a statement on the county's blog Thursday. "Residents of Baltimore County demand no less than this." As part of the settlement, the county does not admit any liability. In September, firefighters Donald Becker and Stanley Kuklinski and police Lt. Michael Lauenstein field lawsuits seeking $2.3 million in damages and …
A poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press reports that state and local government fare well as public opinion of federal government declines.
How do you feel about Baltimore County Government? Chances are that if you like a majority of those surveyed by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press then your answer might be "pretty good." A poll released last month found that 63 percent of those surveyed looked favorably on their local governments. That percentage is roughly unchanged from last year when the group conducted a similar survey. State governments are enjoying similar public approval with 57 percent of those surveyed saying they look favorably upon their state governments—a five-point increase over last year. Meanwhile, public opinion of the federal government decreased by 5 points to 28 percent—the lowest point ever in a Pew poll, according to the center. The…
amark
12:17 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
I have already signed the petition. If it makes it to a vote, I believe the people would say yes to reinstating capital punishment. I never had confidence that the ones last year would not be wins for owe'malley. more ›