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pk10534 t1_iyf2snf wrote

Reply to comment by moderndukes in Baltimore City Board of Ethics says new pension bill presents conflict of interest by contra_account

Can we please stop with the narrative that Baltimore city voters are too stupid to make autonomous choices and only voted for term limits because Sinclair duped us into it? There is and has been broad support for term limits nationwide for a long time, and even without Sinclair dropping a dime on this I’m sure it would’ve still passed.

You’re also just incorrect - the councilman can still get pensions, they just have to do 4 more years working for the state in another position, and if the pension is that valuable, it shouldn’t be that hard for a council member from the state’s largest city to find a state job. They’re also more than welcome to contribute to a 401k like the rest of us, especially given that they make what is likely a top 1% percentile of income in this city. I cannot think of a single other job outside of the president where 8 years qualifies you to be paid by the taxpayers for the rest of your life

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lmshertz OP t1_iyf2ays wrote

Reply to Will Maryland replicate California’s ban on new gas cars by 2035? Advocates say it must. by lmshertz

>"Maryland legislators and environmental groups are urging Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration to adopt California’s new electric vehicle standards by the end of the year, or risk falling behind the Golden State.
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>California’s regulation requires an increasing percentage of light-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission. By model year 2035, all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state will need to be electric, with a maximum of 20% of models being plug-in hybrids.
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>The rule was approved by the California Air Resources Board in August, following a 2020 executive order from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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>According to Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services, Maryland must eventually do the same. That’s because in 2007, state legislators passed a law pledging to adopt and maintain California’s vehicle emissions standards, which were stricter than the federal government’s.
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>In a statement, a spokesman for Maryland’s Department of the Environment said officials will start “considering action” after California’s Office of Administrative Law issues a final approval for the state’s policy.
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>That test could come Wednesday. The California office is due to release its decision by the end of the day, said Elizabeth Heidig, its deputy director.
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>But Maryland should have been more proactive, said Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo, a Montgomery County Democrat.
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>”All too often sometimes, in government we sit and we wait,” he said. “We need to not sit and wait.”
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>Some 16 other states are in a similar boat, having adopted California’s stricter vehicle emission standards in the past, according to The Associated Press.
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>If Hogan’s administration doesn’t act by the end of this year, Maryland could fall behind, said Lindsey Mendelson, transportation representative for the Maryland Sierra Club."

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EthanSayfo t1_iyf22eq wrote

Reply to comment by joculator in Baltimore mayor vetoes bill that would make city officials pension eligible after 8 years instead of 12 by PleaseBmoreCharming

This has already been done to a decent portion of the US economy, including huge amounts of real estate, the most popular social network that is almost certainly closely monitoring our people and youth...

I know you were being snide, but you probably could have picked a more compelling buyer than "the Chinese." I will take Baltimore as-is over Chinese totalitarianism any day.

Sell it to the Chinese? You were also one of the people complaining about masking policies and VERY short-term shutdowns, weren't you...

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cmraarzky t1_iyf1g8b wrote

Reply to comment by cornonthekopp in Baltimore City Board of Ethics says new pension bill presents conflict of interest by contra_account

That's not really correct. The actual 8 year limit isn't a lifetime limit. It's limited to 8 years in any 12 year period. So do 8 years, fuck off and do some charity work for 4 years, then come back for another term as an official to get that pension if you really want it.

Source: https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_qtext_2022_C_19.html

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Timmah_1984 t1_iyezo6h wrote

Reply to comment by DisentangledElm in New Smithsonian museum in Baltimore? by TheSpiritedMan

The museum they have at Dulles is amazing though. The space in DC just wasn’t there. I saw a display they did there of The Enola Gay in the 90s. It was only part of the fuselage and some bits of the plane. It had been stored in pieces for decades. It’s nice to go there and see the whole thing in all of its glory. Plus they have an SR-71 and a space shuttle.

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