Public-private partnership project creates 5,700 Maryland jobs Baltimore one of two East Coast ports that can accommodate extra large ships BALTIMORE, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley, joined by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and private sector partners from Highstar Capital and Ports America Chesapeake, today led celebration of a new 50-foot-deep berth and four supersized container Read the Rest…
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Governor O’Malley Leads Celebration of New 50-Foot-Deep Berth and Supersized Cranes at Port of Baltimore, May 8th, 2013
Governor O’Malley, Israeli Leaders Announce First Maryland/Israel Advisory Board, April 21st, 2013
Board will develop business opportunities that will jointly benefit both communities ANNAPOLIS, MD – Joined by more than 30 Maryland business, civic and higher education leaders, Governor Martin O’Malley today arrived in Israel to kick off a weeklong economic development mission that also includes a visit to the neighboring country of Jordan. During a welcome reception, Read the Rest…
ICYMI: Chesapeake Bay Improving, Green Group Says, January 3rd, 2013
By Raquel Guillory Director of Communications In Maryland, we’ve set the goal to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay by 2025. While we still have a ways to go, through the process of BayStat and effective policies, we’re making significant progress. Read the article below to learn more about the Bay’s improving health. Key Read the Rest…
The People Behind the Policies, November 30th, 2012
Together, we’ve made significant progress over the years. Our schools are number one in the country. we’ve driven down violent crime to its lowest level in over 30 years and we’ve decreased infant mortality deaths 16.3% since 2007. All of these achievements relate to our 15 strategic goals. But often when sharing these statistics, it’s easy to Read the Rest…
Maryland’s Economic Strength, October 18th, 2012
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications Maryland and Virginia have long been among our nation’s economic leaders. Even as we move forward out of this deep recession, both states are creating jobs and expanding opportunity especially in the critical sectors of science, security and innovation. As a result of our close proximity, Maryland and Virginia are often benchmarked with each other. Watch the video below to learn more about the Read the Rest…
WSJ Cherry-Picking: Facts vs. Myth, August 28th, 2012
By Rick Abbruzzese Over the weekend, Stephen Moore, a longtime supporter of the Koch brothers and former President of Republican fundraising group, Club for Growth, penned a borderline fictional op-ed in The Wall Street Journal comparing Governor O’Malley to Virginia’s Governor McDonnell. While accusing Governor O’Malley of “cherry-picking” data, it turns out that Moore cherry-picked his facts. Facts Read the Rest…
$100 Rebate, May 23rd, 2012
Last December we announced that the State had reached a settlement in the Exelon/Constellation Merger that included a number of benefits for ratepayers and for the public. One of those benefits included a $100 rate credit for BGE customers. Many customers have already seen that credit in their May bill. And just last month, the Read the Rest…
Health reform has been critical for Maryland, May 4th, 2012
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications In case you missed it, we wanted to share Governor O’Malley’s oped in the Baltimore Sun today on how health care reform has helped Marylanders and why we can’t afford to lose the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. Key Points: “Maryland’s progress under the ACA exemplifies how much Read the Rest…
New Video on Homeland Security Goal, March 19th, 2012
The way we approach homeland security has drastically changed since September 11, 2001. Perhaps the most lasting and lifesaving tribute we can give to those who died on 9/11 is to better prepare our State – and therefore our nation – for the possibility of another attack, and the inevitability of the next hurricane or Read the Rest…
The compassion that defines us, March 12th, 2012
Last November, we announced the Compassionate Marylander award – an essay contest for Marylanders to tell us how they or someone they nominated have made a positive impact on the lives of their neighbors, or how their own life has been changed by volunteering in their community. Today, we announced the winners, who will receive Read the Rest…
