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COMING UP: The Governor's Flop And Gamble
 First Thornton, now BGE rates. The Consumer-friendly, professional, competent Public Service Commission that Governor Martin O'Malley has put together is acting as incompetent as the PSC former Governor Robert Ehrlich had placed together. MyOpinion on the matter...
Plus, can you say slots? With O'Malley advocating for a limited amount of slots and Senate President Thomas Mike Miller wanting slots period, get ready for a year long bloodbath with Comptroller Peter Franchot teaming up with Stop Slots Maryland and we all know that House Speaker Michael Busch is saying no to slots. It's going to be a horse race, no pun intended.
It's going to be an interesting Maryland Politics Weekend.
Gazette: Miller Thumbed Nose To Prince George's
 Now to this week's reason that The Gazette qualifies for Mensa International, their reasoning behind why Prince George's County is paying for Senate President Thomas Mike Miller's modification to a bill that would return the Prince George's County Board of Education to nine single member districts (with people running in their own district.) By the way, Governor Martin O'Malley vetoed that bill last week because of the modification.
Here's a tip, instead of concentrating on the fact that Miller (D) lives in Calvert County, with law offices on Old Branch Avenue in Clinton, Prince George's County, how about the fact that he told The Baltimore Sun at the end of January that not only did he not like elected school boards, forget the fact that he counted on House Speaker Michael Busch, who is not a fan of elected school boards either, to have the 'political will' to keep another one from being created, but keep this in mind...he thought he would go to hell over it.
Prince George's County leaders need to get over the fact that some state districts cross county lines and The Gazette should not give them any more ammo in the argument. Instead, they should have lambasted state leaders for letting issues like health care and the 1.5, err, 1.3 billion dollar structural deficit linger for another year. Personally, we should keep the at-large members because single districts become self serving after a while.Labels: Commentary, The Gazette, Thomas Mike MIller
This Letter Says It All
 If anyone enjoyed the laughable interview that The Gazette's Editorial Board conducted with Jack Johnson last week, you will probably enjoy the fact that a letter to the editor this week stated the obvious.
To be fair however, I am surprised that the writer did not point out the awarding of appointments to friends who were 'committed to the county' rather than people who were qualified to actually do the job.Labels: Commentary, County Executive, Jack Johnson, Prince George's County
An Affordable Fundraiser...Bull Roast!
 In hopes of getting as many of us common folks to give money to a political candidate in the free state, it is with enthusiasm that I pass this bit of news along.
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-5th) is throwing a Bull Roast in Prince George's County at the Newton White Mansion in Mitchellville. It has been slated for Friday, June 8 from 6:00-8:00p.m. rain or shine, featuring music, country barbecue and ice cream sundaes!
Individual tickets at $30, five bucks cheaper if you are a student or a senior. More information can be found out at www.hoyerforcongress.com. The occasion is to kick off Hoyer's 27th year as the congressman for the 5th District.
Hoyer won his congressional seat in 1981 (26 years ago this month) defeating a better funded Republican according to Wiki-legend, earning the nickname 'boy wonder.' Spellman's seat was ruled vacated, the first time that a congressional seat was ruled as such due to an illness. The Baltimore-Washington Parkway is dedicated in memory of Spellman.
The Burns Media Centre, home of Maryland Politics Today, is located in the 5th Congressional District and I did vote for Hoyer. And while I am giving out disclosures, I would like to say it is my opinion that Hoyer is a pain in the side of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) which is all the more reason to like him.Labels: Steny Hoyer
Cuts In More Ways Than One
Clear Cut In Budget And Council
 Salisbury City Councilwomen Debbie Campbell and Terry Cohen unveiled their cuts yesterday in a press conference that was not attended by any other council member (not to my surprise.) The story in this morning's Daily Times did mention the press conference, but I thought the headline "City Council Divide Deepens" is a bit misleading and off if they are talking about the work session to discuss the budget. Besides, anyone reading this site can tell you that the divide was already there.
Once again, it's wish list v. necessities. The heart of this battle is a property tax cap that was 86ed by the council in a 3-2 vote that the members with wish list mentality are banking on the revenue from the tax hike.
Salisbury News Editor and MarylandPT Eastern Shore Insider Joe Albero was at the press conference, according to him, both council members said that while they could not eliminate a tax hike altogether, they demonstrated that the massive tax increase being proposed by Mayor Barrie Tilghman and supported by the majority if the council was not necessary. They also questioned which is more important, more bureaucracy or public safety.
One of the cuts being proposed, taking away $326,000 from the Salisbury Zoo. That idea, to cut three zookeepers and two curators, is not sitting well with outgoing director Jim Rapp. He tells WBOC-TV (Channel 16) that "it's one thing to be safe walking down the street, but where are you going to walk to? The things that give the city a soul are things like the Salisbury Zoo." You can't make it to the zoo if you are taken to the hospital after being shot, jumped or mugged Jim.
Campbell said that the zoo is not being targeted but unlike the Department of Public Works the zoo can hold fundraisers. She also believes that the cuts can be sustained at the zoo, if they charge a one dollar admission. Rapp said of the admission, that would be an idea they would consider.
Back to work session, City C0uncil President Louise Smith wished she saw the idea so she could see it and review it. She also gave everyone thirty minutes to give their ideas....which she grew bored of after a while, she asked for summaries instead of the line by line approach that everyone was going through. She also asked that council members review each others request over the weekend. This is like when my journalism teacher my junior year in high school gave me an assignment to do on Christmas Holiday, and by the way, then main parties that I needed to interview were on their Christmas break.
In any event, everyone will return from their now more than likely screwed holiday plans thanks to Smith Tuesday afternoon before that evening's city council meeting to discuss what they reviewed.Labels: Budget, City Council, Salisbury, Wicomico County
Salisbury: Councilwomen Capmpbell and Cohen Call Afternoon Press Conference
 Arlington, VA -- This just in. Salisbury City Councilwomen Debbie Campbell and Terry Cohen are calling for a press conference this afternoon in front of the Government Office Building.
They are going to unveil and detail their proposed budget cuts and revenue adjustments to the 2008 city budget. Campbell says that they need to remember that they are dealing with taxpayer money, not their own.
"Mrs. Cohen and I have spent countless hours attempting to remove unnecessary city spending while making sure that public safety personnel are adequately funded to protect Salisbury's citizens," said Campbell.
Cohen said that during the last campaign, voters made it clear that public safety was tops and that their goal was to fund it without the minimizing the need for additional taxes to be paid for those working and living in the city. Cohen adds "while we may want to spend tax money on an item, we have to as ourselves if it is truly necessary."
MarylandPT will bring you the details as soon as they become available.
Labels: Breaking News, Budget, Debbie Campbell, Salisbury, Terry Cohen, Wicomico County
'Hov' No : Board of Public Works Denies Permit
 The Board of Public Works said 'Hov' No to K. Hovnanian Homes for what is being called a key wetlands permit. It would have given the New Jersey-based home builder permission to disturb a Chespeake Bay critical area to build a 1,350-home development on Kent Island known as Four Seasons.
The Baltimore Sun reports that Governor Martin O'Malley and Comptroller Peter Franhot voted against the permit, with State Treasurer Nancy Kopp being the lone voice of support for the permit. Although she said that laws needed to be tightened when it comes to the environment and growth management. But she said that K Hov met the requirements currently on the books.
Governor O'Malley said that the developer had failed to prove that the project would not damage the Chesapeake, while Franchot continued to voice his displeasure with a gag order as part of a settlement with the previous Queen Anne's County Board of Commissioners. All but one which were voted out of office.
In the Sunpaper this morning, Commissioner President Eric Wargotz (R) said that the board is under threat of litigation if they say one mumbling word about the project according to the 2003 settlement. The Commissioner Board was advised not to say anything according to their attorney.
 With that said, a MarylandPT Exclusive. As you know, I worked for WNAV (1430AM) in Annapolis. During my tour of duty, I covered the Queen Anne's side of the 2006 election. In the days leading up to the election, I interviewed a number of candidates running for board of commissioners as background. Huge chunks of these interviews did not make it to air, but I have them in my archive of radio stuff. These two clips were recorded days apart back in October 2006.
I interviews now-Commissioner Coutrtney Billups (D-Dist. 1) who said that Four Season was too big and in the wrong place. He said he would fight for the interests of Queen Anne's County to the extent that he can. He says that the round of legal hassles at the time could be traced back to the outgoing commissioners in 2002. (AUDIO)
On October 26, before he was elected to the board, Wargotz said that the critical area alloted to Hovnanian was "too great," but at the same time, he does not think the government should continue to fight the project because allocation for water and sewer service had been made by previous boards. But he adds if private citizen groups want to continue the fight on legal grounds, "that's fine." (AUDIO)
Commissioner Gene Ransom (D-Dist. 3) in an earlier article from The Sun said that he did not sign the 2003 settlement and that he would love to testify in front of the Board of Public Works, but he was legally bound.Labels: Audio, Board of Public Works, Courtney BIllups, Eric Wargotz, Four Seasons, Queen Anne's County
Professional,Consumer Friendly and Competent PSC Approves BGE Rate Hike
 Professional, consumer friendly and above all competent. That is how the Public Service Commission appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley (D) was sold to us. We were promised that they would put consumer interests above corporate interests. So I guess it was in our interest to have a 50 percent rate hike this year as opposed the 72 percent rate hike that the Gov. Robert Ehrlich-era PSC approved. Personally, being a BGE customer, I'm not thrilled about the 50 percent either but I digress.
The O'Malley PSC gave the thumbs up to what some would and could call about an equally as obscene rate jump. Oh and now the kicker...it goes into effect next Friday.
But hey, there is regret and frustration. According to PSC Chairman Steve Larsen himself who says "It is with regret and frustration that we approve BGE's proposed rate increase." Larsen says that they conducted eight days of detailed hearings, cross-examined 23 witnesses, reviewed three locations worth of public comment in the BGE Service Area (which includes the Burns Media Centre) and examined every possible avenue to lower the proposed rate. You have to wonder if the regret and frustration is that they found out that the previous PSC was not as incompetent as O'Malley believed and portrayed them as.
Larsen goes on to say that while they do not believe that the 1999 law that created this debacle was implemented to the best advantage of free state consumers, it is not good enough to deny the proposed increase.
The commission approved an interest-free phase-in plan that would allow consumers to put off the full increase until January 2008. We BGE people will have through the end of June to decide whether we want a deferment (I'm not for the record,) at which point the increase would only be about 38 percent.
Also, the commission will outline a comprehensive action plan to address shortcomings in the state's electricity marketplace. Look for the first of several initiatives regarding this to come out in July. Unfortunately, July might not be soon enough.
MarylandPT has learned that Baltimore Mayoral Candidate and O'Malley critic Del. Jill Carter(D-Dist. 41) will be joining members of the NAACP, the Maryland Coalition to Stop the BGE Rate Hike and many concerned citizens to protest the increase tomorrow afternoon in fron the headquarters of Constellation Energy on East Pratt Street in Baltimore City. Carter is calling for Baltimoreans to take control of its energy supply. "The residents and small businesses of [Baltimore City] cannot afford a massive and unfair rate increase." Carter adds that state and local leaders need to take immediate action to stop the increase.
City Council Candidate Adam Meister (D) tells MarylandPT that the rate hike is "Institutional Bullying" and says that it seems that corporations and institutions in Baltimore seem to always get their way. "In Seton Hill, BGE is putting an electrical substation in the middle of a historic neighborhood. The people do not want it, but Mayor [Sheila] Dixon approved it. Now BGE is refusing to properly beautify the wall surrounding the substation."Labels: BGE, PSC, Public Service Commission, Rate Hike
NEW CANDIDATE WEBSITE
 For those wanting more information about the mayoral campaign of Del. Jill Carter (D-Dist. 41),
Her website is online at www.peopleforjillpcarter.comLabels: Baltimore City, Free Vote 2007, Jill Carter, Mayor
State Democrats Heard Message
O'Malley Picks Black Man To Lead Party
 The next person to lead the state Democrats, picked by Governor Martin O'Malley (D), is a Black Man from Baltimore City!
Michael E. Cryor is likely to replace outgoing state party chairman Terry Lierman, who is going on to Washington to be Chief of Staff for Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th)
Obviously, this was done because of many factors:
1. They got the message after Howard Dean took state Democratic leaders to the wood shed for the lack of statewide black candidates
2. To appease the black members of the party
3. To appease black voters
Unlike the usual 'I've been picked because of credentials and not my skin color,' Cryor told The Baltimore Sun that his race is an added benefit.
While the White party members, specifically O'Malley, Lierman and senior U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski stuck with the status quo of he is qualified and he would do a great job.
And why not? He has worked with O'Malley before on Baltimore City's "Believe" campaign. A communications consultant and media personality who hosted "On Time" on WJZ-TV (Channel 13.) He has many prominent affiliations past and present, he should do a great job....
But MyOPINION on the pick is that the credentials were an added bonus on top of his race. Anyone who has heard me speaking on picking cast members I always have been for a rainbow cast, but a qualified one. Cryor does fit that requirement in my book, but let me be the first person to flat out say that the major driving reason he was picked was because he was black. Yeah, he was qualified for the job, but his skin color helped out greatly. Especially since twice in the past six months, state leaders pissed off it's black members, particularly in Prince George's County.
First they were snubbed by the 'One Maryland' pre-inaugural tour (they settled for the prayer breakfast the morning of the inauguration) and the second time recently when the O'Malley vetoed a bill that would have made nine single school board districts instead of the current structure. Really they need to have district members elected by their district and the four at-large members to rebuff the patriarchy that the pre-2002 board was known for, but I digress....
Sorry, I know I'm Black and I know I should probably be happy, but I am not. If the Democrats cared about black people, Baltimore City would not be the shape that it is in.Labels: Commentary, Democrats, Leader, Michael Cryor
Mitchell's Bad String
 You have to feel bad for Baltimore City Councilman and Mayoral hopeful Kieffer Mitchell (D). After he announced his run for the mayor's office, he was ousted from the chairmanship of the taxation committee. He was forced to take an unpaid leave of absence from his job at Harbor Bank shortly there after. The reasons have yet to have been explained.
Now this from The Baltimore Sun, which reported Friday that a job fair that Mitchell was promoting was canceled all of a sudden by city officials. An official from Mayor Sheila Dixon's camp believed that Mitchell was trying to politicize the event. Oh, before I forget, guess who Mitchell is running against....yup, Dixon who has expressed many times that she wants to run for her own term as mayor. He is currently finishing the term out of now Governor Martin O'Malley.Labels: Baltimore City, Kieffer Mitchell
They're Saying It's Sabatoge
Miller Amendment Caused Veto
If State Senate President Mike Miller (D) is going to hell, it's not going to be because he gave Prince George's County an elected school board. It will more than likely be due to an amendment he added to a bill proposed by Del. C. Anthony Muse (D-Dist. 26) that would have given the county nine single member school districts for the next election, similar to the pre-2002 school board.
Now, if you are a regular reader to this blog, you know how much Miller likes an elected board of education....NOT AT ALL!
Miller tell The Gazette that he added the amendment so that a handful of high schools in Southern Prince George's could be in the same district. He didn't think it would cause a problem.
Attorney General Douglas Gansler (D) said that the final bill violated the 14th amendment of "one person/one vote" and that the the districts were not even in size.Labels: Board of Education, Governor, Prince George's County, Veto
Salisbury: Let's Talk Budget
It Has Been All Salisbury In My Email
It started with a city council meeting in which Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman proposed getting rid of the property tax cap as part of her budget proposal. Then, former City Council member Jim Ireton showed how to reduce the budget without raising taxes. By the way, there is a petition drive to dump the tax hike being proposed.
Now it comes to this, impeccable timing. Today in The Daily Times, one day after the first publishing of MyOpinion, Tilghman is on damage control when the so called "Dirty Dozen" started gaining momentum in their petition drive. A petition drive which met a road block this morning. The people gotta have a place, so they gotta have a Wawa, speciffically the one on North Salisbury Boulevard. But it was not the choice of Wawa unfortunately.
Between my commute from Maryland to Virginia, Salisbury News Editor and MarylandPT Eastern Shore Insider Joe Albero called to alert me that the petitioners were asked to roll. Another source emailed during the same time to let me know that somehow an arrangement to allow petitioners on the property got rearranged. The common reports from my many emails this morning was that someone called Wawa Corporate in Wawa, Pennsylvania (outside of Philadelphia) and raised a fit. How they got a hold of someone at corporate before 9:00AM amazes me.
But hey, there is good news. Albero said that 300 West Main Street in Salisbury is available and Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt (D) has made the outside of the Government Office Building available to petitioners. BTW, I do not know too many government seats in which the municipal government and the county government are in the same building like..hmm....Salisbury and Wicomico County! Tilghman is more than likely none the happier.
Ireton ran her out of the council meeting before the end, now Tilghman is trying to run his name through the mud. In the earlier mentioned Daily Times article, she started discrediting his plan, calling it simplistic. Ireton's response was that his math may be off, but the council can cut the budget. That seems to be a recurring theme, first Reddish admits his mistake, now Ireton admits his mistake, yet the mayor continues her comments against her own constituents.
Tonight, Council members Terry Cohen and Debbie Campbell are holding a citizen's input meeting regarding the budget. From what I am told, everyone is acting civil and providing input. Cameos so far have been our recent hero of the Delmarva press corp, WICO's Bill Reddish and the city's landlords.Labels: Budget, City Council, Salisbury, Tax Hike, Wicomico County
Tilghman: Right and Wrong At The Same Time
Right To Block, Wrong For The Reason. Plus Another Question Raised.
 Updated from Maryland Politics Weekend
I mentioned the case a few years back when The Baltimore Sun sued Governor Robert Ehrlich after Ehrlich forbade anyone except a talking head from talking to anyone of the Sun writers.
Unfortunately for the Sun, Ehrlich won the case. Unfortunately for WICO's Bill Reddish, Tilghman has a right to forbid, thus pulling an Ehrlich. By the way, that includes reasons of Reddish doing his job.
I heard the Louise Smith interview as soon as insider Joe Albero posted the audio. A bit over the top, yes. Were the questions otherwise fair, absolutely. The memo posted by Salisbury News and this blog, shows that Tilghman would not survive being a county politico, let alone a state politico. But to illustrate this point, I want to use the federal level.
President Bush (the current one) has been accused of profiteering from the oil companies, as has Vice President Dick Cheney. But they have yet banned any government employee from talking to the media.
I will say this though regarding the allegations surrounding Mayor Tilghman. They are allegations that I have no complete knowledge of the evidence or even how they came to be. But I will comment on the news that has been reported...specifically, the "forum" she hastily put together for this past election. I find it completely suspect that three of the candidates were not able to attend because of scheduling conflict. I also find it interesting that it was completely partisan in tone to the point that one Salisbury television station refused to include it in their newscast.
Then there was the case of her behavior following a city council meeting, which lead to the case in which they had to import a judge from Somerset County. Remember, that was from the pre-blogging days.
I question Tilghman's integrity on those events. Now that one member of the Eastern Shore press corp is asking real questions, she wants to shut them down. If anything, it was the mayor who took time out of everyone's busy schedule to rail against bloggers and citizens who had concerns about Salisbury. The dirty dozen is what I believe she called them along with then-City Council President Mike Dunn. I think it is unprofessional for a politician calling it's constituents, "dirty." Can you imagine if Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett called his constituency dirty? How about Martin O'Malley when he was mayor, or even now that he's governor calling people in say Anne Arundel County "dirty?" O'Malley was taken to task over language used when calling out Baltimore City State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy a few years ago.
This memo written by Tilghman is an antidote, let alone a waste of time, to the point that it becomes the pot calling the kettle black. If I was Delmarva Broadcasting and WICO management, I would give Bill Reddish a pat on the back and thumb my nose at Tilghman's attempt to discredit someone with more integrity than she displayed within the past six months. It takes more integrity to apologize for an action than it does shutting the door.
UPDATE!!! 21 May 2007
Salisbury News and MarylandPT's Eastern Shore Insider Joe Albero may not claim that he is a journalist....but I do. I have the work to back that up, and the experience to do a second look at a story.
With that said, here's another reason to ask, what the hell is going on here. Checking the MarylandPT archives and cross-referencing with the WMDT (Channel 47) archives, believe it or not, there was a time that Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman did not think that Louise Smith was the consensus builder she was looking for. It was nearly three months ago on the stations morning newscast where Tilghman said she did not favor Smith or Terry Cohen. The reason, they are not consensus builders.
Here's the transcript of the story which ran on their 6PM Newscast on March 5.
Labels: Barrie Parsons Tilghman, Bill Reddish, Commentary, Mayor, Salisbury, WICO, Wicomico County
WICO Host Locked Out
 Salisbury News Editor and MarylandPT Insider Joe Albero tells me that Salisbury Mayor Barrie P. Tilghman has pulled an 'Ehrlich.'
The term 'Ehrlich' was based on when former Governor Robert Ehrlich (R) forbade anyone from speaking to The Baltimore Sun during his first year in office and directed all communication to go through his flaks. The Baltimore Sun was not happy so they sued and lost in court...eventually giving up the fight.
The Sun's credibility in the case was further shot when then-Sun Columnist Micheal Olesker admitted that he was not at a meeting called by then-Lt. Governor Micheal Steele (R). He later resigned after the Baltimore CityPaper of all publications caught him taking work from his own colleagues without attribution. Olesker now writes for The Baltimore Examiner.
 Back to the Salisbury Version with Tilghman, in a memo obtained by Salisbury News, directing all city employees not to appear on WICO (1320AM) with Morning Host Bill Reddish. The exact wording from the memo:
"City staff will not be available to appear on WICO with Mr. Reddish. I regret that this action is necessary, but given the events of May 4, 2007, I see no alternative."
The event Tilghman is referring to was a emotionally driven interview, in which Reddish takes Smith to task over her recent actions on the council. Reddish later apologized for going a bit over the top.
But Tilghman states her case beginning in 2005, in which Reddish interviews then Councilman Michael Day. She says that Reddish began a much more aggressive style of interviews, including personal attacks. The interview also states that "Most recently, his interviews have repetedly called into question my integrity as well as that of selected elected officials."
Tilghman also alleges in the memo that she had "several conversations" with Reddish's supervisor about "the need for truth and balance in his show." She said she requested a meeting with Reddish and his managers to discuss his repeated assertions. In case you're wondering, the two most common allegations are:
 The memo goes on to say that there was no meeting ever scheduled. Tilghman says that she even consulted an attorney who said that it was inappropriate for Reddish to make allegations with no facts to support the allegations. She paid money to find that out? That's Civics 101.
From the memo: "Given my attempts through the appropriate channels of Delmarva Broadcasting fell on deaf ears, and given the most recent performance by Bill Reddish, it is clear to me that WICO is unwilling to provide a reasonable standard of professionalism and fairness to on air guests. It is equally clear that Bill Reddish's pattern of behavior is becoming overly intense."
No comment from WICO, or it's parent company Wilmington, DE-based Delmarva Broadcasting. Also, no word from Reddish. Reddish did issue an apology on his next show after hearing a replay of the interview.Labels: Barrie Parsons Tilghman, Bill Reddish, Mayor, Salisbury, WICO, Wicomico County
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