Bob McDonnell

Marylanders must help pay the cost of reducing traffic congestion [Letter]

2013-04-03 11:30:00

Mr. Seyko's recent letter (March 21) attacking Governor O'Malley's transportation finance plan for using gasoline taxes to reduce traffic congestion is understandable. Nobody likes taxes and gasoline taxes are particularly irritating since we see the...

O'Malley warns of 'job-killing' sequester cuts

2013-02-24 10:20:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley warned Sunday morning that Maryland faces "job-killing cuts" if Congress allows a wave of automatic spending reductions to take place this Friday as scheduled. Appearing on CBS' Face the Nation alongside Virginia Republican Gov. Bob...

Could Virginia move give O'Malley political cover?

2013-02-20 15:45:00

A deal struck in Richmond on paying for roads, bridges and mass transit could give Gov. Martin O'Malley some political cover if he decides to move forward in Annapolis with his own version of a transportation revenue bill in the second half of this year's...

Too many people who should not have guns do

2012-12-23 04:00:00

On the day after the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., police in Newport Beach, Calif., took a man into custody for allegedly firing more than 50 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun in the parking lot of a shopping mall. He aimed...

Virginia proposal complicates Maryland's gas tax debate

2013-01-09 16:12:00

The governor of Virginia has thrown a new wrinkle into a Maryland debate by calling for abolition of the commonwealth's gas tax and increasing the sales tax to pay for roads and transit – a move that would alter the competitive balance between the...

O'Malley is likely to introduce gun control measures

2012-12-18 09:51:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, said this morning that he considering introducing a gun control package in the upcoming legislation session and reiterated his opposition to assault weapons like the one used in the Newtown massacre. "I think you can...

Don't let this fish get away

2012-12-27 13:26:20

While the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay requires attention from all the half-dozen states in the 64,000-square-mile watershed, there is one step that must be taken almost entirely by one state alone. When the Virginia Assembly reconvenes for its...

Miller to push regional transportation funding

2013-01-22 17:04:00

Attempting to break a years-long stalemate over transportation revenue, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller intends to introduce legislation that would allow local governments and regional authorities to raise money for roads and mass transit....

Chief Assembly analyst pans Va. transportation plan

2013-01-11 16:03:00

A plan proposed by Virginia's governor to raise transportation revenue while scrapping the gas tax is largely based on "wishful thinking," the chief policy analyst for the Maryland General Assembly has concluded. "It is hoped that Maryland can do...

O'Malley hopes to hold tuition rise to 3 percent

2012-10-25 12:26:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he hopes to hold tuition increases for Maryland residents attending the state's public universities to no more than the 3 percent he has allowed in each�of the last three years. In a meeting with student government...

O'Malley says Baltimore youth detention facility "moving forward"

2012-10-01 08:11:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley said that plans for a new youth detention facility in Baltimore are "moving forward" and described the current building as "a very old and decrepit facility." Momentum is building in Annapolis to fund a new 120-bed jail for youth who...

O'Malley zings GOP governors, Romney on economy

2012-08-28 09:44:00

TAMPA, Fla.�-- Working to preempt a parade of Republican governors who will take the stage tonight at their party's national convention, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said here that the GOP vision for the nation's economy would "spell disaster for...

Governor Bob McDonnell talks during a news conference Tuesday in Richmond.

2013-01-08 12:53:00

There may not be an overwhelming amount of either in 2013, but there will be several key races across the country. Popular N.J. Gov. Chris Christie will be vying for a second term in office, while Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell will be leaving due to term limits.

2013-01-08 00:00:00

The first Amtrak train arrives in Norfolk on Tuesday afternoon, bringing Governor Bob McDonnell, members of Amtrak's board of directors and other local dignitaries. Amtrak's public service from Norfolk begins Wednesday morning.

2012-12-11 15:25:00