O’Malley, W.Va. governor urge Navy to keep open center
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 6, 2012
Tags: allegany ballistics laboratory, alliant techsystems, earl ray tomblin, employee costs, martin O'Malley, navy, ray maybus, spending, washington
ROCKET CENTER, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is teaming up with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to urge the Navy to maintain its presence at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory at Rocket Center. The 2012 military spending plan requires the Navy to reduce its information technology centers. Tomblin and O’Malley sent a letter to [...]
Study supports Convention Center expansion 
BY: Maria Zilberman
POSTED: March 5, 2012
Tags: 1st mariner arena, baltimore convention center, Crossroads Consulting Services, Greater Baltimore Committee, martin O'Malley, Maryland Stadium Authority, Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, stephanie rawlings-blake, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., willard hackerman
A proposed expansion to the Baltimore Convention Center and a new downtown arena could increase direct spending by $138.7 million to $181.6 million annually, potentially supporting 2,360 to 3,100 new jobs, according to a study released Monday by the Maryland Stadium Authority. The $150,000 feasibility study, requested by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Gov. Martin O’Malley, [...]
Deputy Mayor Christopher Thomaskutty joining Mercy
BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: March 2, 2012
Tags: christopher thomaskutty, citistat, Greater Baltimore Committee, leadership, martin O'Malley, maryland zoo in baltimore, mercy health services, stephanie rawlings-blake, VIP List
Christopher Thomaskutty, Baltimore’s deputy mayor of public safety and operations, resigned Friday to become an executive at Mercy Health Services. Thomaskutty will serve as vice president for corporate affairs and chief of staff at the downtown medical center. His resignation is effective on April 2. “With Chris, Mercy is getting someone who is a great [...]
MEA study: Baltimore could be offshore wind hub
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 1, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, legislation, martin O'Malley, Maryland Energy Administration, nick abstoss, offshore wind, port, Sparrows Point, wind energy
A study produced for the Maryland Energy Administration says Baltimore has the potential to become a hub for offshore wind power companies. The combination of the steel mill at Sparrows Point and the city’s port facilities could allow it to overcome the disadvantage of being further from the coast than competing ports. However, study author [...]
O’Malley’s deduction reduction proposal in trouble
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: February 29, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, bel air, deduction, Gloria M. Farrar, martin O'Malley, National Association of Realtors, proposal, realtors, reduction, upper marlboro
Comments: 3
ANNAPOLIS — The leader of the state Senate said Wednesday that the governor’s proposal to reduce homeowner mortgage interest tax deductions will not survive the chamber’s Budget and Taxation Committee. On a day in which Maryland Realtors pleaded with the committee to eliminate the budget provision, the office of Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, [...]
Bethesda-based contractor picked for final leg of ICC
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: February 28, 2012
Tags: Clark Construction Group, Facchina Construction Co., georgia avenue, I-370, i-95, ICC, ICC Constructors, inter-county connector, martin O'Malley, Prince George's County, rockville, Shirley Contracting Co., Trumbull Corp., U.S. 1
ANNAPOLIS — A Bethesda-based contractor has been picked to build the $89 million final leg of the Inter-County Connector. ICC Constructors, a joint venture consisting of Shirley Contracting Co. LLC, Clark Construction Group LLC, Facchina Construction Co. Inc. and Trumbull Corp. will build a one-mile segment that will connect the ICC to U.S. 1 in [...]
Md. House to debate gay marriage bill as early as Thursday
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 15, 2012
Tags: children, del. robert costa, del. sam arora, gay marriage, General Assembly, martin O'Malley, opponents, republicans, same-sex marriage, schools, senate, supporters, vote, votes, weddings
Comments: 1
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates will wait at least until Thursday to begin debate on a bill to legalize gay marriage, members said. Supporters of the measure agreed Wednesday to layover the bill, potentially bringing it up for debate in the morning. A panel of 45 lawmakers, including Republican Del. Robert Costa, voted [...]
O’Malley testifies on gay marriage before House panels
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 10, 2012
Tags: clergy, constitutional amendment, gay marriage, General Assembly, House Health and Government Operations Committee, house of delegates, judiciary, lawmakers, martin O'Malley, senate
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley says he wants lawmakers to pass a bill that would legalize gay marriage in order to provide children with stable homes. O’Malley, flanked by clergy members, testified before the House Judiciary and Health and Government Operations Committees Friday afternoon. The committees are hearing arguments on the governor’s bill to legalize [...]
Port of Baltimore’s public terminals handle record number of containers, autos
BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 9, 2012
Tags: autos, cruises, martin O'Malley, Port of Baltimore, public terminals
The Port of Baltimore’s public terminals continued to rebound from the recession by handling a record number of containers and autos last year, Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Thursday. “The Port of Baltimore’s very successful 2011 year is great news for the thousands of men and women who depend on the port to provide for their [...]
O’Malley spars with Franchot over gas tax proposal
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 8, 2012
Tags: democrats, gas tax, gasoline, martin O'Malley, mitt romney, new york times, peter franchot, presidential campaign, republican, sales tax
Comments: 4
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley fired back Wednesday at Comptroller Peter Franchot for criticism of O’Malley’s gas tax proposal, describing him as “kind of our version of Mitt Romney.” The comptroller responded with a barbed reference to speculation that O’Malley would run for president in 2016. The two Democratic officeholders, who’ve frequently clashed, made the [...]
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