RAWLINGS-BLAKE ANNOUNCES TRANSITION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake enlisted the support of top Baltimore leaders to serve as committee members to assist City government during the transition process. 

Rawlings-Blake assembled a team of experts to serve on committees in six key areas: Public Safety and Essential Services; Jobs and Economic Development; Education Reform and Youth Services; Community Development and Neighborhoods; Health and Human Services; and Arts and Culture. 

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Delegate Jon Cardin: Going Green:
The release of the Governor's proposed budget has dominated the news this week. For all intents and purposes, the Governor retains full funding for both K-12 education (Maryland ranked #1 in the nation again this year) and higher education. He retains a required 5% ($635 million) rainy day fund and apportions $250 million for the school construction program. The budget continues to call for the furlough program for state employees in an effort to lay off fewer people. This year that layoff number begins around 200. I will write about my opinions on his proposal as the Legislature begins our discussions on cuts and adjustments that we intend to make.
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Delegate Jon Cardin on First Week of 427th Session of MD General Assembly:

The session has begun with both a wave of excitement and fiscal uncertainty. My Ways and Means Committee had a short briefing on the anemic budget and the daunting prospects for this legislative session. What I have taken from it is that as the economy slowly improves, we can expect another year of a nearly $2 billion deficit. Given our propensity to avoid tax increases in an election year, this task is sobering. 

While I expect to receive the annual visits from constituents from across the state reminding us of the importance of their program funding, I will remind everyone of our Constitutional mandate to end on April 13 with a balanced budget. I very much hope to be able to vote on a budget that retains funding for all the programs I find crucial to Maryland, the wealthiest state in the nation, but I am reminded that we also have to live within our means. I remind you that last year our General Fund was cut from $14 billion to $13 billion. I hope that the next 87 days will demonstrate the fervor and determination of your legislators on making Maryland healthier, safer and further along the path of progress.

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BMORENEWS' Political Cocktails "MDPoli-10" Kicked Off at Eden's:

(BALTIMORE - January 26, 2010) - BMORENEWS' Political Cocktails kicked off last night at Eden's Lounge, 15 W. Eager Street in midtown Baltimore. The featured speaker was none other than political mastermind Julius Henson.

The host committee included Ms. Catalina Byrd and Bobby Marvin, two young giants ubiquitously emerging in the realm of black political economy, the interrelationship of politics and economics as it relates to the black community. 

The next Political Cocktails "MDPoli-10" is Feburary 16, 2010 (6 to 8 pm) at www.edenslounge.com. To RSVP, email: contact@phenomenal-events.com.

Stay-tuned to www.BMORENEWS.com for more details.

BMORENEWS.com has sponsored a number of business and political events on a monthly basis since the fall of 2002. Over the years, our gatherings have featured governors, mayors, members of the US Congress, and business leaders. The topic is always the same: How to make some new black millionaires.

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Baltimore City State Senators Support Jack Young for City Council President:
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