Remember the dust up back in the mid-1990s about an allegedly math challenged Barbie? That’s the doll some claimed said, “Math is hard.”
Meet her counterpart, the Campaign Finance Ken doll.
OK, he doesn’t really exist. After all, what kind of kid would want to play with him? (Other than maybe political reporters, that is.) (more…)
Del. Emmett Burns has long been a proponent of speed cameras because of issues of speeding and pedestrian injuries in his district along Liberty Road.
Each year from 2003 to 2006, Burns sponsored legislation to place the cameras in the county on Liberty Road. The legislator, who represents the 10th District including Randallstown, Woodlawn and part of Catonsville, said he’s satisfied with a law that will go into effect Oct. 1 allowing Baltimore County to place the devices in school and work zones only. (You can read more about that here.) (more…)
Frustration boiled over during Thursday’s council budget hearing on the school system budget, as councilmen attempted to find out if air conditioning was ever planned for the recently renovated Ridgely Middle School. (more…)
Councilman Ken Oliver’s trial Tuesday marks the first time a Baltimore County Councilman has been charged with a crime while still in office. If convicted of any of the charges, which include two felonies and six misdemeanors, Oliver could be forced to resign or be removed from the position he has held since December 2002 — which would also be another first in Batimore County. (more…)
Indicted Councilman Ken Oliver’s campaign finance troubles continue.
Oliver’s campaign account is now frozen after his campaign treasurer, Robert Gregory, who is also a member of the county planning board, quit. State law requires that each campaign account have a treasurer before it can raise or spend money. (more…)