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Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland and previously served as mayor of Baltimore City from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the Nov. 7, 2006, election by a 6.5 percent margin. He was the only candidate to defeat a sitting governor in 2006. O'Malley's involvement in politics began at age 20, when he became a volunteer for Gary Hart's presidential campaign. While in law school, O'Malley further honed his skills as state field director for Barbara A. Mikulski's successful U.S. Senate race and later served as a legislative fellow in her office. O'Malley was elected to a seat on the City Council in 1991 and served until 1999, represent...
Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland and previously served as mayor of Baltimore City from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the Nov. 7, 2006, election by a 6.5 percent margin. He was the only candidate to defeat a sitting governor in 2006. O'Malley's involvement in politics began at age 20, when he became a volunteer for Gary Hart's presidential campaign. While in law school, O'Malley further honed his skills as state field director for Barbara A. Mikulski's successful U.S. Senate race and later served as a legislative fellow in her office. O'Malley was elected to a seat on the City Council in 1991 and served until 1999, representing Baltimore's 3rd District. As mayor, O'Malley's statistics-based accountability tool CitiStat won Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government award in 2004. O'Malley is a 1985 graduate of The Catholic University. He earned his J.D. in 1988 from the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore and passed the bar the same year. O'Malley is married to state District Judge Catherine 'Katie' Curran O'Malley, the daughter of J. Joseph Curran Jr., who served as Maryland attorney general from 1987 to 2007. Martin and Katie O'Malley live in the governor's mansion in Annapolis with their children, Grace, Tara, William and Jack. Aside from politics, O'Malley showcases his musical talents and heritage with his on-again, off-again Irish rock band O'Malley's March.
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State taxes slow but don't reflect world economy yet
Maryland tax collections are slowing more than expected but don't yet fully reflect the economic downturn that is roiling the world, state officials said yesterday. Collections for the first three months of the budget year are above those from the same...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, State Budgets, Maryland, Personal Income
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Slots referendum debate hosts pro, con leaders
Har Sinai Congregation will host a debate on the statewide slots referendum at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the temple at 2905 Walnut Ave., Owings Mills. Fred Puddester, chairman of For Maryland For Our Future, will argue for passage of the referendum and Aaron...Tags: Michael E Busch, Television, Comcast Corp., University of Maryland, Maryland
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Pierce J. Flanigan III
Pierce John Flanigan III, president of his family's transportation infrastructure business who advised governors and mayors, died Wednesday of a brain hemorrhage in Chicago while on a business trip. The Harbor East resident was 66. Mr. Flanigan mixed a...Tags: Thurgood Marshall, National Government, James Joyce, Classical Music, Adlai Stevenson
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Requests for jury trials swamping city courts
Experienced Baltimore defense attorneys are increasingly requesting jury trials in minor cases, flooding the city's already overwhelmed courts and frequently securing more lenient plea deals from prosecutors. Between 35 and 65 misdemeanor cases are...Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Lawyers, Prosecution, Trials
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ACLU asks O'Malley to let 53 view state police files
Associated PressThe American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is asking Gov. Martin O'Malley to require the state police to allow 53 people wrongly described as terrorists in a state police database to bring lawyers with them and to make copies of the files. But...Tags: Police, Justice System, Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, Maryland
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Budget cuts tied to slots
While the state BRACes for budget cuts that are expected to significantly impact bread-and-butter programs such as education and public safety, leading politicians are seizing the opportunity to talk about another hot topic - slot-machine gambling. Gov....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Executive Branch, Civil and Public Service, State Budgets, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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A worthwhile investment
Despite recent claims to the contrary, Maryland's Intercounty Connector - expensive though it surely is, at $2.4 billion - will deliver a very strong return on investment to Maryland residents, including many residents of the Baltimore metropolitan area....Tags: Transportation Industry, Global Warming, Transportation, Thurgood Marshall, Heavy Engineering
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ACLU urges governor to let attorneys see spy files
The Associated PressThe American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is asking Gov. Martin O'Malley to require the state police to allow 53 people wrongly described as terrorists in a state police database to bring lawyers with them and to make copies of the files. But a...Tags: Police, Executive Branch, Justice System, Lawyers, Regional Authority
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State weighs cuts in critical needs
Amid a gloomy economy that has severely eroded tax collections, Gov. Martin O'Malley is considering steep cuts to public education and health care programs and might ask state employees to take a six-day unpaid leave.
The spending reductions under...Tags: AFSCME, National Government, Tourism and Leisure, Financial Aid, Genetics
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List of potential cuts
Gov. Martin O'Malley is considering up to $400 million in spending cuts to balance the state budget. O'Malley and the two other members of the state Board of Public Works plan to make the cuts next week. The cuts would bring into balance the current year'...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Maryland, Credit and Debt, Local Authority, Society
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LNG is no certainty
Officials at AES Corp. and others who advocate for the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point would be wise to view the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision not to take up the matter as a minor victory at best. While the Federal Energy...Tags: Baltimore County, Emergency Planning, Maryland, Natural Resources, Emergency Incidents
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Leave land choices to local officials
The editorial "The case against sprawl" (Sept. 30) alludes to a need for increased state involvement in local land-use decision-making and suggests that counties will object to the loss of power that this change implies. But the issue here is not about...Tags: Local Elections, National Government, Frederick County (Maryland), Government, Maryland
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