In the late days of the campaign for Governor this year, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown’s campaign was desperate for money. So desperate he took a $500,000 loan from a labor union so that he could make payroll. But he also had another surprising donor: Republican Harford County Executive candidate Barry Glassman. The money didn’t come […]
Maryland Watch: One Man’s Trash is…Another Big Problem for the State
I’ve got this guy in my neighborhood who spends all of his day going around the neighborhood and picking up trash. Most of my neighbors don’t realize he’s doing it. It really makes the area look nicer and we can enjoy the parks without being covered in trash. It’s really good for the animals and […]
Maryland Watch: The Curious Donations of the Harford County Deputy Sheriff’s Union Political Action Committee
Tim Impallaria has some splainin’ to do. For those three Dagger readers that weren’t forced to see every crazy accusation and counter-accusation in the Sheriff’s race, Tim Impallaria is the President of the Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Union. Obviously the campaign made a serious mistake by backing Jesse Bane for re-election in hindsight. The PAC […]
Maryland Watch: Political Columnist Returns to Discuss Annapolis Intelligentsia; Hogan Appointments
The Annapolis Intelligentsia is making a strong push for Governor Larry Hogan to select outgoing Senator David Brinkley to become the new Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and for good reason. Senator Brinkley was first elected to the House in 1994 and then knocked off liberal Republican Senator Tim Ferguson in […]
Maryland Watch: Montgomery County’s Own Tom Perez Named New U.S. Labor Secretary
On Monday, President Barrack Obama named Montgomery County’s own Tom Perez to be the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. In going over his qualifications, the President spoke glowingly about Tom Perez’s ability as a consensus builder and that he has worked with a wide variety of people including CEOs, labor leaders and at the county, […]
Maryland Watch: How Far Can You See In Annapolis?
Recently the issue of transparency in the General Assembly has come up a lot. The biggest issue is the fact that the House of Delegates, with the permission from Attorney General Doug Gansler, have been holding behind closed doors hearings on the gun legislation. They argue that it doesn’t count because they didn’t invite a […]
Maryland Watch: Frank Perdue’s Long Goodbye
It’s no secret that Maryland envrionmentalists hate the poultry industry in Maryland. They blame chicken farms up and down the Eastern Shore for polluting the Chesapeake Bay, all to make massive corporate profits for Frank Perdue’s family. A stinging loss for the environmentalists occured recently when the University of Maryland’s Environmental Law Clinic spent taxpayer […]
Maryland Watch: Gov. O’Malley’s Strategic Miscalculation on Gun Control Legislation
We’ve already discussed that pretty much everything Governor Martin O’Malley does is geared toward his presidential campaign, which he has already kicked off with visits to New Hampshire and Iowa. In order to appeal to the base of the Democratic Primary voters throughout the nation, he has taken a tactic of pushing the most liberal […]
