1-11-12: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast
The Maryland General Assembly convenes Wednesday. The legislature and Governor O’Malley have a deficit of just over a billion dollars to erase; O’Malley’s deadline for a budget is next Wednesday. What...
View Article3-20-12: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast
The General Assembly has less than two weeks to pass a budget bill. There are a few new tax plans out there; one would raise tax rates on just about everyone, with an extra bump for those making over...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6-13-12: Dueling Budget Plans
Podcast Summary: Baltimore City Council President Jack Young is at odds with Mayor Rawlings-Blake about what should be funded in the city budget--and what shouldn't. We ask him how he and the Mayor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6-27-12: Examining Baltimore's "Strong Mayor" System
Podcast Summary: For centuries now, the mayor of Baltimore City has had powers that far outweigh those of any legislative body. That power balance has been on display with the recent debate over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
06-27-12 Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast
Baltimore is organized with what’s called a "strong-mayor" form of government, in which the powers of the mayor far outweigh the powers of the City Council. Sheilah talks about this form of government...
View ArticleClik here to view.
8-3-12: Maryland and the Fiscal Cliff
Podcast Summary: If Congress recesses Monday without acting on the Bush tax cuts and sequestration budget cuts, the nation will get dragged even closer to the ‘fiscal cliff.’ What’s at stake for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
8-3-12: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast
Podcast Summary: Where will Maryland land if the U.S. goes off the fiscal cliff? Plus, another dose of monthly movie mayhem with Dietz and Sragow.If Congress recesses Monday without acting on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1-14-13: Making the Numbers Add Up
Podcast Summary: Governor O'Malley's proposed 2013 budget is due on Friday. Revenue forecasts are higher this year, but the state transportation fund is in need of money for new projects. We talk...
View Article
