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Them’s fightin’ words to Mikulski
Never let it be said that Sen. Barbara Mikulski isn't down for a good fight even if it's just on Twitter about one of her state universities in the upcoming FCS championship game
Cardin praises release of Russian punk band
Sen. Ben Cardin, in a message on Twitter Monday, praised the release of the all-female Russian punk rock protest band called Pussy Riot.
Cardin wants tighter gun law
Prospective gun owners might have to wait longer to take possession of their handguns under a bill proposed by Del. Jon Cardin.
Sen. Cardin endorses Brown for governor
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin is endorsing Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown for governor. Cardin announced his support for Brown and his running mate Ken Ulman on Monday in Baltimore. The Democratic senator says Brown has worked to improve Maryland schools, reduce domestic violence and create jobs to strengthen the middle class. Brown also has won […]
Cardin to hold roundtable with small businesses
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to visit the BioPark at the University of Maryland in Baltimore to talk about how the recent government shutdown impacted local businesses. The event is set for Monday. The senator says he will hear about what Maryland’s small businesses think would be helpful to see in the current budget […]
Eye Opener: Cardin says he’ll try to undo sequester
A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.
$11M in federal funds awarded for BWI improvements
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of more than $11 million for runway safety enhancements and upgrades at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The grant will be used for the first phase of improvements to bring one runway to Federal Aviation Administration safety standards. The improvements will include rehabilitation of the pavement, […]
Eye Opener: Studying the Bay Bridge
A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.
BDC getting $400K from EPA to rid brownfields of contamination
A total of $400,000 in grants is headed to the Baltimore Development Corp. from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help identify and assess brownfield sites in the city that may need to be cleaned up before redevelopment.
Bill would change health FSA policy
A bill that would allow workers who put money in a health flexible spending account to recover unspent funds at the end of the year, rather than having the funds revert to their employers, has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, and Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.
State officials hoping for federal Internet sales tax bill
It's rare that the opening oratory during a meeting of the Board of Public Works is met with the approval of all three elected officials who sit on the state board.
Maryland lawmakers attending economic summit
Bloomberg LP, a global financial news and business information company, is hosting an economic summit in Washington on April 30, and the only two current lawmakers to speak at the meeting are both from Maryland.
