Edward G. Rendell

Same speculation, different styles for O'Malley, Cuomo

2013-05-18 11:52:11

By the time Gov. Martin O'Malley left the Democratic convention last fall, he had schmoozed with party leaders from Iowa, spoken to potential donors and hosted swanky parties that kept delegates entertained into the next morning — efforts that...

What Steel City can teach Charm City

2013-02-21 11:48:00

I never thought I'd hear a Baltimorean say such a thing. Last week, while reporting on the Rawlings-Blake administration's 10-year financial plan, I spoke with the mayor's press secretary, Ian Brennan. We covered a lot of ground in our hourlong phone...

'Fracking' brings prosperity, problems to Pennsylvania

2013-03-09 09:29:00

Times are good these days at the Linde Corp., where despite a sluggish economy nationally, the company is on a hiring binge. The construction company, based near Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania, has seen its workforce nearly triple over the...

LaHood's departure leaves potential opening for Porcari

2013-01-29 10:44:00

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's decision to leave the Obama administration, which was announced Tuesday, could provide an opening for his No. 2: Former Maryland transportation official John D. Porcari. Though his name is not on the...

Miller proposes local gas tax, leasing ICC

2013-01-24 16:59:00

Baltimore and Maryland's counties could impose their own 5-cents-a-gallon tax on gas to pay for local roads and buses under a proposal by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. Miller also proposed Thursday leasing a state toll highway to a private...

O'Malley argues for assault weapons ban on MSNBC

2012-12-19 15:48:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley took his call for a ban on assault weapons to national television Wednesday night, arguing on MSNBC's Hard Ball that "these combat weapons have no place in a civilized society." O'Malley this week said his administration is crafting...

Rendell urges business group to back 'essential' public works projects

2012-11-12 14:23:43

Infrastructure could be the least sexy word in the English language, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell acknowledged to his audience Monday morning, but "it is essential to everything we do." While roads, rails and the electric grid — just to name...

To restore the bay, restore the bay partnership

2012-10-11 09:19:00

When the Chesapeake Bay restoration program began in earnest in 1983, with the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement, it was hailed as the beginning of a new era of interjurisdictional partnering to save a national treasure. And so it was. With...

Private money for public projects urged

2011-11-04 17:53:23

The O'Malley administration estimates Maryland could raise up to $315 million a year from private investors to help pay for highways, bridges and other needed projects, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown said Friday. Some other states are doing more to tap into...

Port investor offers plan to confront joblessness

2011-12-26 15:09:00

A Maryland financier who helped privatize the Seagirt Marine Terminal in 2009 is trying to sell Congress on an ambitious, $250 billion plan he says would modernize the nation's crumbling infrastructure while creating millions of jobs. Christopher H. Lee,...

Exelon's Philadelphia utility fulfills promises to customers, regulators

2011-10-30 00:00:00

As Exelon Corp. continues to pursue Constellation Energy Group, the Chicago energy giant is pointing to a decade-old deal with a Philadelphia utility as a success that should reassure wary Marylanders — and regulators — about its intentions...

A Brothersvalley Township Romeo and Juliet

2013-06-09 20:10:00

BROTHERSVALLEY TOWNSHIP — Joe and Darla Delancy had a Romeo and Juliet romance with a much happier ending. � But their unpretentious manner does not allude to the glamorous life of two star-crossed lovers. � "We're Joe and Darla, and we're...

Ed Rendell, the former two-term governor of Pennsylvania who also served eight years as mayor of Philadelphia, will be the main speaker at Washington College's 230th Commencement on Sunday, May 19

2013-04-02 09:31:00

Easton Mayor Sal Panto speaks to attendees. Friends of John Callahan held a fundraiser reception rally with keynote speaker former Governor Ed Rendell Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at the Blue restaurant in Bethlehem Township, PA.

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Gov. Ed Rendell address PA delegation breakfast

2012-09-06 06:42:00