608 days ago - In a move that signals an upcoming post-election shake-up of the Maryland State Department of Education Board, Gov. Martin O’Malley has submitted the names of four new appointment nominees to the General Assembly. If confirmed, those appointments would replace three members whose terms expire in June, including President Edward Root and one member who has not yet been confirmed by the state Senate.
622 days ago - Nine student members of the Burleigh Manor Middle School string orchestra will perform for Gov. Martin O’Malley at a state dinner Monday.
622 days ago - Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot were in Chevy Chase on Thursday to announce this year’s goals for a voluntary tax checkoff program that’s used to pump money into Chesapeake Bay restoration and education efforts.
629 days ago - If the vociferously “pro-business” Ehrlich administration had a strong suit, it was considered to be economic development, an area that was little emphasized during the O’Malley campaign. But even in this field where some Democrats felt Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s secretary of economic and business development should be kept on, the O’Malley transition work group found a lot of work needed to be done.