By: Alexander Pyles

If Congress can extend federal tax credits for wind turbine development and energy production, one Baltimore city councilman says turbines should be spinning in the city.

Here’s a few other government headlines for Thursday morning:

• The Washington Post reports Doug Duncan, a former Montgomery County Executive, is planning to run for the post again.
• The Frederick News-Post reports proposed state legislation would automatically make people organ donors when they receive a driver’s license, reversing the current process by allowing licensees to opt-out rather than opt-in.
• MarylandReporter.com reports the state is thinking about allowing developers to build in off-limits areas in exchange for paying for enhanced pollution controls.
• The Baltimore Sun reports the NAACP is targeting Maryland in its campaign against the death penalty.