In his monthly update, Mayor Josh Cohen updates Annapolitans on the budget process and its timeline, the Compromise Street Project, and the big picture conversation surrounding what to do with City Dock. Talk back, Annapolis!
Dear What's Up? Readers,
As a father of two daughters in college, I couldn’t have been more disappointed to learn that today is Equal Pay Day--a day that represents how far into 2012 women must work to earn what men earned in 2011.
That means that this year, a woman will have to work an additional four-and-a-half months just to earn what a man does in a year.
I start off today with the same message as last year – yesterday may be labeled “Sine Die” or the end of this year’s legislative session but that does not mean it is the end of the legislative process – or my work for that matter. As I contemplated what to talk about as Sine Die approached, the idea that this is not a “wrap up” was already at the forefront of my mind. The General Assembly confirmed my sentiments that there is always another tomorrow when no revenue plan was passed yesterday as the “official 90 days” came to an end.
What many may not be aware of is just how far the repercussions ring when big bills take over on certain days.
It is April 3rd, 2012 – do you know who is on your ballot? Or of equal importance, do you know who is voting with you? Those will be the questions in the Congressional primary this coming spring – thanks to a new redistricting plan approved in a Special Session of the General Assembly last October.
2012 is the second year of the Governor’s four-year term and a lot is going with an ambitious agenda. It’s a year where more risk can be taken – and much of the focus will be on gas tax, a robust capital budget, fee increases and more headliner issues such as civil marriage. So what should be the “issue de jour” in the legislature?
