Ocean City Today on Mar 19, 2010 - Editorial - Gov. Martin O’Malley’s intervention in the poultry farm dilemma is so important. The help poultry farmers will receive in complying with new environmental regulations and restoring operations after a damaging winter is the right thing to do at the right time.
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Baltimore Business Journal on Mar 16, 2010 - Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown continued to push Monday efforts by Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration to pass a foreclosure mediation law. Brown spoke during an event at the Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington on the proposed bill, which would require mortgage companies to help struggling homeowners keep their homes. Under the proposed legislation (filed as Senate Bill 276 and House Bill 472), the Notice of Intent to Foreclose that is sent by the lender to homeowners will include additional information and materials, such as: a loss mitigation application with instructions for completion and follow-up; the Maryland HOPE hotline number; a detailed foreclosure timeline; and explanation of the eligibility requirements for the lender’s loan modification program.
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The Washington Post on Mar 03, 2010 - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley called Tuesday for more training efforts to prepare the workforce to meet an expected surge in jobs requiring certification beyond a high school diploma but less than a bachelor's degree. "We want to raise the bar on skills training," so that more residents will have the qualifications needed to get hired, O'Malley said at a news conference at Prince George's Community College in Largo. "Our citizens need jobs, our businesses will increasingly need skilled employees," he said, adding that he wants to boost the number of workers prepared to fill middle-skill jobs by 20 percent in two years.
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Baltimore Sun on Mar 02, 2010 - Gov. Martin O'Malley will announce plans to help workers navigate a network of existing training programs and funding. During the event at Prince George's Community College in Largo, O'Malley plans to discuss access to education and training beyond high school.
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Baltimore Sun on Mar 02, 2010 - Editorial - Our view: Gov. O'Malley's compromise strengthens the unemployment insurance trust fund, protects employers.
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WJZ on Mar 01, 2010 - Video - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley was in Baghdad visiting Maryland-based soldiers and members of the Maryland National Guard.
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WBAL on Mar 01, 2010 - Video - Gov. Martin O'Malley was in Iraq on a Defense Department-sponsored goodwill trip to visit Maryland troops and discussed his mission with 11 News.
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The Gazzette on Feb 25, 2010 - As Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown walked through Oxon Hill Elementary School on Feb. 17 — watching several classes being held simultaneously in an open area due to a lack of funding for partitions — he said it was clear that facility updates were needed. The kindergarten through sixth-grade school has 22,000 square feet of open-space classroom, meaning there are no walls or partitions to separate most classes. Brown was on hand Wednesday to present a $2.1 million check from the state to the school to fund the costs of enclosing the classrooms. This check comes as part of the $28 million the school system is receiving for school construction this fiscal year to be used for school repairs and improvements.
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Politico on Feb 22, 2010 - A chorus of Democratic governors called on Congress Saturday to quickly pass what the executives see as a modest jobs bill the Senate is set to vote on this week – but then move quickly to send additional aid to their states. “Whatever they think is appropriate, as long as they do it quickly,” said Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, the vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association, at an afternoon press conference. “Don’t look for a comprehensive solution in just one fell swoop that everybody can agree upon. There isn’t one. Take the steps. Fight the fight. Call the votes. Fight the battles one at a time. We might not win every one, but the people of our country need to see us fighting for that. And right now, that fight is for jobs.” O’Malley called on congressional leaders to force Republicans to take uncomfortable votes against measures they've supported in the past. He thinks that would help Democratic candidates on the ballot this year, including him, argue that the G.O.P. is putting politics before job creation.
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Baltimore Sun on Feb 22, 2010 - President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser told governors Sunday that federal agencies still aren't sharing enough critical information with state and local officials, more than eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks. John Brennan, the president's special assistant for homeland security, said information-sharing has improved since 2001. But "we still have a long way to go," he said. "We're not there yet, certainly." Brennan made the remarks in response to a question from Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, at the first meeting of a new National Governors Association committee on homeland security and public safety. O'Malley, who chairs the panel, said the continuing lack of information-sharing among federal and state law enforcement and intelligence agencies remains one of the biggest stumbling blocks to improving the nation's ability to respond to terrorist incidents or keep them from happening in the first place.
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The effects of the nation's economic hardship are hitting Maryland hard. We're fighting every day to protect Maryland’s families during these tough economic times. We’re also working every day to make sure that government and its programs work for people.
