Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Senator Garagiola's failure to report outside income blamed on confusion over language.

Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012

In September 1999, Jim and Donna Navarro received some of the worst news that parents can hear: their four-year-old son Thomas had a virulent form of brain cancer called medulloblastoma. The following months would subject them to the heart-wrenching pain that only parents of a very sick child can understand. But the Navarros would suffer additional torment from a clash of politics and medicine. Such clashes will become more common in the future as the nation implements its new health care law.

Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Taxes and presidential aspirations are inflating in Maryland.

Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) is seeking to raise revenue by applying the state’s 6 percent sales tax to motor fuel purchases. O’Malley and other proponents of the tax expansion say it would provide funding to help with road repairs and other transportation needs.

Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012

Requiring electric utilities to rely more on wind power, as Gov. Martin O'Malley is pushing, will not cost Maryland ratepayers anything for the next five years, and will cost them at most an extra $2 on their monthly electric bills, state lawmakers said at a rally in Annapolis Wednesday.

Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Intolerance is a cardinal sin for believers in the progressive faith. But the actions of the taxpayer-funded immigrant advocacy group Casa de Maryland (Casa) show that progressives willingly violate their own rules to force others to abide by their beliefs.

Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed gasoline tax would cost two-car families roughly $400 a year once fully implemented, if drivers are filling an 18-gallon tank five times a month and the cost of gas never rises.

Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Marta Mossburg says Charles Murray's theory can be seen at work in Maryland.

Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Hidden among the various tax and fee hikes in Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget is a proposal to dramatically increase the tax on "other tobacco products." Advocates of this tax hike say it's necessary to decrease teen cigar use, but both the facts about youth cigar use and the tax design indicate this rationale is simply a smokescreen.

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012

Luxury boxes at major sporting events. Sold-out concerts. Galas. Vegas shows. Baltimore's lawmakers often receive tickets for shows and other popular events from developers, business people, corporations and nonprofits as one of the perks of office. Over three years, elected officials in City Hall reported getting more than 170 tickets worth more than $15,000, according to the most recent filings available.