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Happy Holidays: December Update

12/17/2017

 
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Another year has flown by.  From my family to yours, happy holidays!

​Next month, the 2018 legislative session will begin and these emails will be coming out weekly.  If you have any questions during the session or views you would like to share, just clicking reply to this email will deliver a message directly to me.  If you would like to see dates of interest during the legislative session, click here.
Remember, you can always keep up with what I am doing by following me at @mkorman on Twitter, clicking "Like" on Delegate Marc Korman on Facebook, or visitingwww.marckorman.com.  And remember, if you would like to support my reelection financially, you can do so at www.marckorman.com/contribute.

Legislative News

Legislation that has been "pre-filed" for the 2018 legislative session can now be viewed online.  House bills are available here and Senate bills here.  Many legislators pre-file bills to get them into the public eye and, in some cases, get an earlier hearing date.
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Before each legislative session, our non-partisan Department of Legislative Services releases issue papers exploring some of the topics that will come up during the 90 day session.  You can read the issue papers--or at least papers on the topics you are interested in--here.
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One of the goals of the Augustine Commission recommendations the state adopted in 2015 was to bring the various organs of state economic development policy closer together on the direction of our state Commerce Secretary. The Maryland Stadium Authority was left out of the reorganization that took place. In last year's budget, I worked with my colleagues to include language requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority--originally created to build Camden Yards and what is now M&T Bank Park--to report on how it cooperates with the Department of Commerce on economic development. The report is now online at the link.

The Stadium Authority's mission has expanded widely in recent years to include conducting economic studies of numerous projects and providing construction expertise to other projects such as Baltimore City school construction and Baltimore demolition. I want to make sure that the work is aligned, where relevant, to what the rest of the state is doing.

Metro

I was recently featured on the FixWMATA podcast for a deep dive discussion on the Metro, an issue I have spent a great deal of time on (that's why it often has its own section of this newsletter!).  You can listen to the podcast here.
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The WMATA-Metro Work Group will reconvene during the 2018 legislative session.  Work Group co-chair Delegate Erek Barron (Prince George's County) and I are pleased to announce the tentative schedule.  You can read the schedule and some further background here.
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The Joint Committee on Federal Relations recently held a briefing on Metro.  I was honored to be one of the presenters along with the Metro General Manager, Paul Wiedefeld, and the Maryland Transportation Secretary, Pete Rahn.  I discussed the Maryland Approach to reform nine of my colleagues and I released this summer.  You can watch the entire hearing here (my portion begins at one hour and thirty-eight minutes).  The plan I discuss can be read here.

Administration News

In mid-December, the state Board of Revenue Estimates released new General Fund budget projections.  Maryland's income tax is coming in at a slower rate than expected, perhaps because wealthier individuals are trying to defer income until tax changes are made by Congress.  The projections are important because the next fiscal year's budget is built around them, although projections will be updated in March.  You can see the projections here.

Campaign

I am proud to announce that my campaign for reelection has been endorsed by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.  I have earned a 100% score from the League of Conservation Voters during all three legislative sessions I have served in.

Community News
  • Once again, many District 16 residents have been appointed or reappointed to boards and commissions in Montgomery County:
    • Adult Public Guardianship Review Board: Katia Lathrop
    • Commission on Juvenile Justice: Tracey Friedlander
    • Taxicab Services Commission: Robert Alexander and Chuck Kauffman
  • Morris Klein has been appointed by the Governor to the Maryland Task Force on Long Term Care Education and Planning.
  • Joan Fidler has been appointed to the Board of the National Philharmonic at Strathmore.
  • Wendy Cohen has been appointed to the Board of Directors of NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland.
  • Jim Grossfeld had an article published by the American Prospect regarding health disparities in Baltimore.
  • Bannockburn and Luxmanor Elementary Schools have been named Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools, meaning they have high performance or have shown significant progress in reading and math.
  • My friend and neighbor, Susie Turnbull, has been added to Ben Jealous' gubernatorial ticket as the Lieutenant Governor candidate.  Susie has supported many Democratic candidates--for years--and it is exciting to see her join a statewide ticket.

Community Events
  • Tonight (Monday, December 18), the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board will meet at 7pm to discuss the County's school construction budget.  The meeting will be held at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center (4805 Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda).
  • On Thursday, January 4th at 7:30am the Bethesda Chevy Chase Democratic Breakfast Club will hear from multiple County Executive candidates.  The breakfast is held at the Original Pancake House in downtown Bethesda (7700 Wisconsin Avenue).
  • Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is holding the first of five budget forums on Monday, January 8, to seek input from residents about Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) Operating Budget priorities. The forum will begin at 7 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center (4805 Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda).
  • The District 16 Democratic Club will host a "send-off" for the District 16 legislators on Sunday, January 14 at 3pm. The event will be held at the home of Lucy Freeman (4708 Dorset Avenue in the town of Somerset).
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If you know of a District 16 resident who merits recognition or condolences or an upcoming event, please email [email protected].

​Sincerely,
Marc Korman

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