http://www.juddlegum.com/blog News and commentary about Maryland policy and politics. Written by Judd Legum -- attorney, Annapolis native and candidate for Delegate in District 30. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:14:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday, I expressed my opposition to a resolution recently co-sponsored by Ron George, the incumbent Republican Delegate in District 30. The resolution states that climate change is a “conspiracy” and urged the Environmental Protection Agency to “immediately halt” all efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. I noted that, setting climate ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/03/separating-truth-from-fiction-ron-georges-anti-chesapeake-bay-resolution/ A few days ago, Ron George – the incumbent Republican delegate in Maryland's District 30 – co-sponsored a resolution stating that climate change is a "conspiracy" and urging the Environmental Protection Agency to "immediately halt" all efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Besides ignoring the overwhelming consensus among the world's climate ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/03/ron-george-resolution-would-have-disastrous-consequences-for-chesapeake-bay/ The state budget has an enormous impact on many of the things that our central to our lives -- our schools, our roads, our waterways -- but is usually presented in a way that makes it very difficult to understand. The Maryland Budget and Tax Institute pulls back the curtain ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/02/the-maryland-budget-the-regular-persons-guide/ There's a major new effort underway to ramp up the use of solar energy in Maryland. The ambitious goal of the program is to create 100,000 solar rooftops in 10 years. If successful, the initiative could reduce air and water pollution, create jobs and save consumers money. A coalition of ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/02/sun-is-shining-on-solar-power-in-maryland/ We are fortunate to have a President who understands to importance of restoring the Chesapeake Bay, even in difficult economic times. Early in his first year, President Obama issued an executive order, committing the federal government to improving the health of the Bay. Now, he's backed up that commitment: President Barack ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/02/federal-budget-provides-13-million-boost-to-bay-funding/ There was a fairly major snow storm in the Annapolis area today and a high temperature of 23 degrees. It was also the start of my door-to-door campaign for state delegate. We weren't going to let a little bit of inclement weather get in our way. Here's a short video we ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/01/let-it-snow/ Yesterday, I attended the Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit at St. John's College here in Annapolis. The highlight was a speech from Congressman Elijah Cummings on the importance of moving forward with efforts to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay, even in the face of challenging economic and political circumstances. ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/01/where-the-big-boats-are/ Today was an important day in my campaign for state delegate. We submitted our first campaign finance report. I was extremely pleased with all the early financial support to my campaign. Eighty-five percent of contributions were $100 or less and we didn't accept a penny from special interest PACs. I also know, ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/01/judd-legum-raises-over-65000-for-delegate-campaign/ The Maryland Department of Legislative Services has produced an incredibly useful (255 page) report outlining the major issues that face the Maryland General Assembly in 2010. You can check it out here. If that's too much heavy lifting, the Maryland Gazette boils it down to about a page. We'll be following ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2010/01/maryland-2010-legislative-preview/ My friend Delegate Heather Mizeur has just introduced a great piece of legislation designed to increase transparency at the State House. The Washington Post has the details: In addition to posting committee votes online, Mizeur wants the state's real-time system for tracking floor votes in the House and Senate opened to ... http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/12/mizeur-let-the-sun-shine-in/