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…
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ICYMI: Chesapeake Bay Improving, Green Group Says, January 3rd, 2013
2012: The Year in Review, December 18th, 2012
This was a big year. We grew our economy – and expanded opportunity — with our businesses leading the way, creating 35,500 jobs over the past 12 months. Today, more moms and dads are working in our State because we’ve driven down unemployment to 6.7%. However, better is not good enough; the most important job we will Read the Rest…
A Fight to Survive, December 11th, 2012
In this “People Behind the Policies” blog, the manager of a domestic violence program talks about a patient’s struggle to survive and reveals how it relates to our goal to reduce violent crimes committed against women and children by 25% by the end of 2012. “A Fight to Survive” What started as an argument about Read the Rest…
The Most Important Meal of the Day, December 10th, 2012
In this “People Behind the Policies” blog, a Principal talks about his experiences with implementing breakfast within her school and how it relates to our goal to end childhood hunger in Maryland by 2015. “The Most Important Meal of the Day” Hunger is thought to be a third-world problem, but the reality that 1 in Read the Rest…
Discovering 310, December 5th, 2012
In this “People Behind the Policies” blog, we hear from a commuter who talks about her experience discovering her daily bus line while learning how it relates to our goal to Double Transit Ridership in Maryland by the end of 2020. “Discovering 310″ By Kue’ McIntyre It has been over a year and a half Read the Rest…
Why I Chose Maryland, December 4th, 2012
In this “People Behind the Policies” blog, we hear from a small business owner who talks about her decision to move her company to Maryland and how it affects our goal to Recover 100% of the jobs lost due to the Great Recession. “Why I Chose Maryland” As a small business owner, I looked all Read the Rest…
A Doctor’s Story, December 3rd, 2012
In this “People Behind the Policies” blog, we hear a doctor talk about his every day experiences and how it’s impacted by this goal: Establish best in the nation statewide health information exchange and electronic health records adoption by the end of 2012. A Doctor’s Story Dr. DelVecchio “Health IT” (Health Information Technology) – we hear 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…
Stream Restoration Challenge, August 16th, 2012
The vital connection between our stream health, our ability to create jobs and our children’s future has never been more important or more threatened than it is right now. That’s why, as part of our goal to restore the health of the Bay by 2025, we’re launching the Governor’s Stream Restoration Challenge. The challenge is a competitive Read the Rest…
Winning for the Bay, June 19th, 2012
By Beth Blauer, Director of StateStat We have exciting news. We just found out that our video on our strategic goal to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay by the end of the 2025 won a Telly Award as an outstanding online video in the Green/Econ Friendly Category! Here’s the video in case you Read the Rest…
