Civil and Public Service

We get the state government we pay for

2012-05-20 09:30:00

Recently I spent 90 minutes on the metal benches at the DMV in Glen Burnie waiting to renew my driver's license on a day a lot of my fellow Marylanders had the same idea. While waiting — especially without a book to read — can be difficult,...

Some consumers oppose smart meters in Md.

2012-05-20 00:00:00

Jonathan Libber likes his analog utility meter just fine. And no amount of debate will convince him that new wireless, digital "smart meters" being installed by Baltimore Gas & Electric and other utilities around the country would help conserve energy,...

Maryland shouldn't need to call a special session of the legislature to fix its budget

2012-05-13 09:30:00

For the second time in his six years in office, Gov.Martin O'Malleyfinds it necessary to call a special session of the legislature to raise taxes and fees ("Deal set to raise taxes," May 10). Mr. O'Malley says it's necessary to raise the taxes on those...

Exelon, Constellation donate $1.8M to Md. Science Center

2012-05-15 13:21:00

Exelon Corp. and Constellation have donated $1.8 million for a new energy exhibit at the Maryland Science Center, the first public display of their charitable commitment to the city and state since the merger between the energy giants closed in March, the...

BGE new standard rate to decrease bill by $54

2012-04-30 10:28:25

Baltimore Gas and Electric's standard electricity price from June through May 2013 is expected to decrease customer bills by $54 on average for the year-long period, state energy regulators announced Monday. The Maryland Public Service Commission last...

Ravens Coach Cam Cameron speaks out against skin cancer

2012-05-01 04:00:00

Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron was a young coach at the University of Michigan when his then head coach Bo Schembechler noticed a spot on his back. The spot turned out to be a malignant mole and Cameron was diagnosed with stage 2...

William J. Schmidt, city housing authority administrator

2012-05-04 13:26:14

William J. Schmidt, a former department store buyer who later became director of administration for the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, died Monday at his Bel Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 79. The son of a Baltimore...

What now? Legislative leaders decry budget cuts, say special session is needed

2012-04-10 17:36:30

Democratic lawmakers limped out of Annapolis Tuesday having enacted a "doomsday" budget that slashes spending for education and other services they do not want to cut — and with no clear plan on how to fix a political mess of their own making....

The GSA scandal and throwback civil service culture

2012-04-12 00:00:00

By now you've likely heard about the infamous Las Vegas convention bash during which federal civil servants at the General Services Administration indulged in various frivolities to the tune of $823,000 of your money. That conference featured, among other...

New power plant to be built in Waldorf

2012-04-12 18:23:07

Maryland energy regulators Thursday ordered the construction of the state's first new natural gas power plant since the state's electric power market was deregulated more than a decade ago. In a decision questioned by other power producers, the...

Maryland approves electric reliability standards

2012-04-17 13:47:00

Maryland energy regulators on Tuesday adopted new regulations designed to improve electric service and reliability in the state. For the past year, the Maryland Public Service Commission has been working to improve new reliability performance standards...

All talk, no action

2012-04-24 14:37:00

In its first review of the $618.3 million budget Harford County Executive David R. Craig presented for the county government for the spending year that begins July 1, the county council had what some might perceive as pretty bold criticism. County...

Kashmiri government employees are sprayed with purple colored water by Indian police to disperse a protest in Srinagar. Indian police detained dozens of government employees, used water cannons and resorted to baton charging the employees during the protest.

2012-05-09 00:00:00

A government employee wears a plastic bag over his head to shield himself from dyed water from a cannon used by Indian police to disperse a protest by the employees, in Srinagar.

2012-05-09 00:00:00

Government employees are hit by dyed water from a cannon used by Indian police to disperse a protest by the employees in Srinagar.

2012-05-09 00:00:00