Media and Announcements 2012

• O’Malley signs flush tax, septic regulation bills, Associated Press
• Environmental, health insurance bills become Md. law, Washington Times
• O'Malley signs environment, social media bills, Baltimore Sun
• Gov. O'Malley, Senate President Miller, Speaker Busch hold bill-signing focused on more sustainable future for Maryland, Water World
• Secretary Hall on “The Marc Steiner Show” about PlanMaryland on WEAA 88.9 FM, April 25, 2012

  On growing smarter

  On state and local planning

• Gov. Martin O'Malley given National Planning Leadership Award by American Planning Association (Planning Magazine, April 2012)
• “La Plata Tornado 10 Years After: A Testament to Planning” – A new webpage launched on MDP site
• “Maryland Takes the Lead for Sustainable Growth Planning,” Regional & Intergovernmental e-Journal of the American Planning Association
• La Plata’s tornado: Testament to planning – Part 1
• La Plata’s tornado: Turning adversity into opportunity – Part 2
• The Era of Suburban Sprawl Has to End. So, Now What?, Urbanite
• Maryland pursues next phase in smart growth strategy, Partnership for Sustainable Communities
• MDP participates in "Reading Across Maryland"
• MDP’s Jenny King receives Certificate of Appreciation for service to state Commission, March 26, 2012
• MDP Secretary Richard Eberhart Hall and Director of Planning Services Richard Josephson on septic bill, WYPR, Feb. 22, 2012
• MDP Secretary Richard Eberhart Hall and Director of Planning Services Richard Josephson on septic bill, Bay Daily, Feb. 21, 2012
• Gov. Martin O’Malley discusses the Chesapeake Bay “pollution diet” and PlanMaryland on WYPR’s “Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast”

  Chesapeake Bay “pollution diet”

  PlanMaryland

• PlanMaryland Stirs Opposition on the Eastern Shore, Secretary Hall talks with Don Rush on Delmarva Public Radio WSDL 90.7FM Salisbury, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
• Secretary Hall talks PlanMaryland with Kojo on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5FM, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
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• Op-Ed by Secretary Hall: Pollitt's leadership displays why Maryland is No. 1, The Daily Times, Jan. 28, 2012
• Frederick County Fights Over The "S" Word, WAMU 88.5FM, January 20, 2012
• Secretary Hall in Baltimore Sun on UM smart growth study, Jan. 20, 2012
• MDP’s “SmartGrowthMD” blog on UM smart growth study, Jan. 20, 2012
• Baltimore Sun op-ed: “A war on pollution, not rural Maryland,” Jan. 17, 2012
• Governor Martin O'Malley Honored by American Planning Association
• Counting voters fairly, New York Times editorial, Jan. 16, 2012
• O’Malley receives planning award, Annapolis Capital, Jan. 12, 2012
• “PlanMaryland” in Maryland Juice blog, Jan. 3, 2012
• Baltimore Sun editorial on PlanMaryland and Bay cleanup, Jan. 2, 2012
• Maryland Governor Outmaneuvers Foes To Adopt New Master Plan, Planetizen