Martin O'Malley

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to announce Friday the award of a long-term partnership with Ports America to operate an expanded, state-owned Seagirt Marine Terminal in southeast Baltimore. The deal will be touted as creating...

In this article: Panama Canal, Baltimore, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia

You may have heard already: Gov. Martin O'Malley has been named a "Public Official of the Year" by Governing magazine. It's a national magazine with a circulation roughly equal to the population of Columbia, Md., but the publication's...

In this article: Maryland, Washington, Governing Magazine, Tax, The Baltimore Sun, and Baltimore

...cuts, fund transfers and other "short-term gimmicks." But some lawmakers defend O'Malley's proposals, saying his options are limited because he can't cut mandatory spending on education and other programs after the fiscal year has...

In this article: Revenue, Tax, Recession, Maryland, Fiscal year, and Attorney General

Taxes from BGE deal, job cuts, layoffs, fund transfers part of deal Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to rely on tax revenue from Constellation Energy Group's deal with a French utility plus state agency cutbacks, dozens of employee layoffs and...

In this article: Revenue, Tax, Recession, Maryland, Fiscal year, and Attorney General

...pressed Ehrlich on whether there was "a compelling argument" against him seeking a rematch with Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), who defeated him in 2006. Ehrlich said "yes" but then asked Vatz's students to supply arguments on both sides. Among...

In this article: Richard Vatz, Rumination, Towson University, Barack Obama, and Maryland

...that Maryland is behind other states in building a data system capable of linking student progress to teacher performance. O'Malley said he is open to revamping the charter school law, but isn't sure it's needed. He noted a number of charter...

In this article: Maryland, Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun, and Annapolis

...have characterized Md. as lagging other states in efforts to qualify for Race to the Top grants 11:07 a.m. EST, November 16, 2009 Gov. Martin O'Malley defended on Monday Maryland's efforts to qualify for Race to the Top federal education...

In this article: Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, and Annapolis

...O'Malley has never formally proposed such an initiative, partly due to tough budget times, aides say. During his remarks Monday, O'Malley said that quality principals would serve as "a magnet" to attract better teachers to low-performing...

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O'Malley campaign manager urges "deep breath" In a memo to top financial backers Wednesday, Gov. Martin O'Malley's campaign manager urged Marylanders "to take a deep breath" and argued that O'Malley remains well-positioned to win re-election...

In this article: Maryland, New Jersey, Barack Obama, Virginia, and Michael Steele

...Jersey will factor into his thinking. In the Clarus poll, 48 percent of voters approved of the job O'Malley is doing, while 40 percent disapproved. O'Malley's marks on more specific job questions were mixed. For example, only 39 percent...

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