Calvert Institute Publications

Calvert News December 2005 - Mr. Ehrlich’s Vetoes
Calvert Institute for Policy Research
We here present some information that might usefully be considered when the General Assembly takes up its first order of business–consideration of executive vetoes. As is shown below, these bills, taken as a group, say much about the present leadership of the General Assembly. In the age when Marvin Mandel, Thomas Hunter Lowe, and Benjamin L. Cardin were Speakers of the House, and William S. James and James Clark Presidents of the Senate, most bills such as these would not have seen the light of day. Indeed, even in the era of Speaker Casper R. Taylor, most of them would have been sent to their demise.

The Maryland Budget: The Experts Speak
Reported by Linda A. Crockett, videotaped by G.Stanley Doore, conference organization by Robert O'C. Worcester
This is deja vu all over again, I think. In a large sense state fiscal policy is only paid any attention to when we have too much money or not enough. Actually, that's wrong, because when we have too much money or not enough, we're really not interested in policy; we're interested in spending the money if we have too much, and avoiding difficult decisions if we don't have enough.

Memorandum
George W. Liebmann
This memorandum (in PDF format) is intended to outline the constitutional powers of the Maryland Governor, who is often said to be the most powerful Governor in the country in terms of constitutional authority.

The Interview: Ellen R. Sauerbrey, Former House Minority Leader
Ronald W. Dworkin, M.D., Ph.D.
We continue our series of interviews with the major contenders in the 1998 gubernatorial race. In this issue, we talk with Ellen Sauerbrey, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1994 and the former minority leader in the Maryland House of Delegates.

The Interview: Charles I. Ecker, Howard County Executive
Ronald W. Dworkin, M.D., Ph.D.
We continue our series of interviews with the major contenders in the 1998 gubernatorial race. In this issue, we talk with Chuck Ecker, county executive for Howard County. Dr. Ecker will be facing 1994 Republican nominee Ellen R. Sauerbrey in the GOP primary.

The Interview: Eileen M. Rehrmann, Harford County Executive
Ronald W. Dworkin, M.D., Ph.D.
From time to time, the Calvert Institute will be interviewing the major contenders in the 1998 gubernatorial race. In this issue, we have a conversation with Eileen Rehrmann, county executive for Harford County, who is challenging incumbent Governor Parris Glendening in the Democratic primary.

Pork, Charters and Taxpayer Rights: Making Government Accountable
Editorial Board
Given the drubbing the Conservatives received in the recent election in the U.K., this may seem a strange time to suggest that Annapolis adopt Toryesque policies. However, as the commentary on the back page makes plain, the Conservatives' electoral defeat has not in any way invalidated their ideological program of the last 18 years. After all, it is not as though the new Labour administration intends to undo any of the Tories' legacy - a legacy of scaled back government and enhanced citizen input.