Will Larry Hogan win Re-Election?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People have asked about Hogan's accomplishments, and it's been silence. Mostly they tout the $$$ roads to rural parts of the state that make developers happy and his Ocean City welfare program idea of legislating all school calendar start and end dates.

Did you miss this discussion back on the 2nd page of this thread?

Upon taking office, Governor Hogan and his administration took immediate action to rein in state spending and return the state to sound fiscal ground. He cut tolls at every single toll facility across the state for the first time in more than 50 years; reduced or eliminated 255 different fees; prevented 100 job-killing regulations from taking effect; repealed the notorious rain tax mandate; cut taxes for military retirees; and returned more than $200 million in refund checks to overtaxed citizens. In total, Governor Hogan has provided Marylanders nearly $700 million in tax, toll, and fee relief.

Governor Hogan’s commitment to restoring Maryland’s economy and creating jobs has yielded real results. His first year in office was the most successful in total job creation and private-sector job growth in the last 15 years. Since January 2015, and under the governor’s leadership, Maryland has created over 130,200 jobs.

Ensuring Maryland has a strong education system has also been a top priority for the Hogan administration. The governor has made a record investment of more than $12.4 billion in K-12 public education, and per-pupil funding has increased in every jurisdiction across the state. Most recently, Governor Hogan signed an executive order requiring schools to start after Labor Day and end by mid-June, returning common sense to the school calendar scheduling process.

Governor Hogan took swift action to address the state’s deteriorating roads and bridges. During his first year in office, he invested an unprecedented $2 billion in transportation funding, allowing the state to move forward on 84 top priority road projects in every jurisdiction and fixing every single structurally deficient bridge in Maryland.

Since taking office, the Hogan administration has been a strong supporter of protecting the environment and the health of Maryland’s most important natural asset: the Chesapeake Bay. Governor Hogan worked closely with the agricultural and environmental communities to develop enhanced Phosphorous Management Tool regulations – a solution that represents one of the most important steps forward in Maryland environmental policy in a generation. He has also provided the highest level of funding for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, and is the first governor in state history to not allow funding for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay to be diverted into the General Fund.

To address the state’s heroin addiction epidemic, Governor Hogan created the Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force. In the 2016 legislative session, he acted on the recommendations of the Task Force, committing nearly $9 million in funding. He has also signed legislation to expand the state’s Good Samaritan Law and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

Governor Hogan has been committed to public safety and redevelopment, closing the deplorable Baltimore City Detention Center; reopening the Maryland State Police Barrack in Annapolis, and launching Project C.O.R.E., a $700 million initiative to address blight in Baltimore City.

To reduce unnecessary and overly burdensome constraints on Maryland’s citizens and business community, Governor Hogan established the Regulatory Reform Commission to conduct a top-to-bottom review of every single regulation in the state, and he committed to implementing all 187 of the Commission’s recommended reforms following its final report published in December 2016. The Redistricting Reform Commission, also established in 2015, directly led to Hogan-sponsored legislation to end the partisan drawing of district lines. Returning free and fair elections to Maryland citizens remains a top goal of Governor Hogan and his administration.

Just this week, he released his latest budget which includes no tax increases, record money for K-12 education and holds tuition increases at Maryland public colleges to 2 percent. He WILL be re-elected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People have asked about Hogan's accomplishments, and it's been silence. Mostly they tout the $$$ roads to rural parts of the state that make developers happy and his Ocean City welfare program idea of legislating all school calendar start and end dates.

Did you miss this discussion back on the 2nd page of this thread?

Upon taking office, Governor Hogan and his administration took immediate action to rein in state spending and return the state to sound fiscal ground. He cut tolls at every single toll facility across the state for the first time in more than 50 years; reduced or eliminated 255 different fees; prevented 100 job-killing regulations from taking effect; repealed the notorious rain tax mandate; cut taxes for military retirees; and returned more than $200 million in refund checks to overtaxed citizens. In total, Governor Hogan has provided Marylanders nearly $700 million in tax, toll, and fee relief.

Governor Hogan’s commitment to restoring Maryland’s economy and creating jobs has yielded real results. His first year in office was the most successful in total job creation and private-sector job growth in the last 15 years. Since January 2015, and under the governor’s leadership, Maryland has created over 130,200 jobs.

Ensuring Maryland has a strong education system has also been a top priority for the Hogan administration. The governor has made a record investment of more than $12.4 billion in K-12 public education, and per-pupil funding has increased in every jurisdiction across the state. Most recently, Governor Hogan signed an executive order requiring schools to start after Labor Day and end by mid-June, returning common sense to the school calendar scheduling process.

Governor Hogan took swift action to address the state’s deteriorating roads and bridges. During his first year in office, he invested an unprecedented $2 billion in transportation funding, allowing the state to move forward on 84 top priority road projects in every jurisdiction and fixing every single structurally deficient bridge in Maryland.

Since taking office, the Hogan administration has been a strong supporter of protecting the environment and the health of Maryland’s most important natural asset: the Chesapeake Bay. Governor Hogan worked closely with the agricultural and environmental communities to develop enhanced Phosphorous Management Tool regulations – a solution that represents one of the most important steps forward in Maryland environmental policy in a generation. He has also provided the highest level of funding for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, and is the first governor in state history to not allow funding for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay to be diverted into the General Fund.

To address the state’s heroin addiction epidemic, Governor Hogan created the Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force. In the 2016 legislative session, he acted on the recommendations of the Task Force, committing nearly $9 million in funding. He has also signed legislation to expand the state’s Good Samaritan Law and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

Governor Hogan has been committed to public safety and redevelopment, closing the deplorable Baltimore City Detention Center; reopening the Maryland State Police Barrack in Annapolis, and launching Project C.O.R.E., a $700 million initiative to address blight in Baltimore City.

To reduce unnecessary and overly burdensome constraints on Maryland’s citizens and business community, Governor Hogan established the Regulatory Reform Commission to conduct a top-to-bottom review of every single regulation in the state, and he committed to implementing all 187 of the Commission’s recommended reforms following its final report published in December 2016. The Redistricting Reform Commission, also established in 2015, directly led to Hogan-sponsored legislation to end the partisan drawing of district lines. Returning free and fair elections to Maryland citizens remains a top goal of Governor Hogan and his administration.

Just this week, he released his latest budget which includes no tax increases, record money for K-12 education and holds tuition increases at Maryland public colleges to 2 percent. He WILL be re-elected.

This is a weak list of “accomplishments”. He increased education spending but Maryland has gone from #1 in that PiSA education survey to middle of the pack among states during his tenure. So his results have been dismal. He’s “committed” to public safety but murder in Baltimore has skyrocketed in the last two years, at the same that it’s dropping in other cities. He’s cutting job killing business regulations (who knows what he’s referring to) but Fortune 500 companies like Discovery are leaving MD. And there’s a lot of parents who loathe his ‘common sense’ approach to school calendars. But if you say he WILL get re-elected, I guess there is no need for an election this year. Just give him 4 more years.

[Anonymous]

That's a healthy list of accomplishments. We are lucky to have a responsible governor with a low key demeanor. Now maybe we can compete better with Virginia which is becoming more hostile to business. We can't afford another PG county or Baltimore Governor.

[Anonymous]

Not sure what "middle of the pack" results some of you are talking about, but here is the Education Week survey that was referenced. The scores seem a little suspect to me, but the rankings are certainly not "middle of the pack."

State Overview

This year, Maryland finishes 6th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an overall score of 82.4 out of 100 points and a grade of B-minus. The nation as a whole posts a grade of C.
Diving into the findings for the three graded indices, Maryland earns a B in the Chance-for-Success category and ranks ninth. The average state earns a C-plus. In School Finance, Maryland receives a B and ranks seventh. For the K-12 Achievement Index, last updated in the 2016 report, it finishes fifth with a grade of C-plus. The average state earns grades of C and C-minus in School Finance and K-12 Achievement, respectively.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/quality-counts-2018-state-grades/highlight-reports/2018/01/17/maryland.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People have asked about Hogan's accomplishments, and it's been silence. Mostly they tout the $$$ roads to rural parts of the state that make developers happy and his Ocean City welfare program idea of legislating all school calendar start and end dates.

Did you miss this discussion back on the 2nd page of this thread?

Upon taking office, Governor Hogan and his administration took immediate action to rein in state spending and return the state to sound fiscal ground. He cut tolls at every single toll facility across the state for the first time in more than 50 years; reduced or eliminated 255 different fees; prevented 100 job-killing regulations from taking effect; repealed the notorious rain tax mandate; cut taxes for military retirees; and returned more than $200 million in refund checks to overtaxed citizens. In total, Governor Hogan has provided Marylanders nearly $700 million in tax, toll, and fee relief.

Governor Hogan’s commitment to restoring Maryland’s economy and creating jobs has yielded real results. His first year in office was the most successful in total job creation and private-sector job growth in the last 15 years. Since January 2015, and under the governor’s leadership, Maryland has created over 130,200 jobs.

Ensuring Maryland has a strong education system has also been a top priority for the Hogan administration. The governor has made a record investment of more than $12.4 billion in K-12 public education, and per-pupil funding has increased in every jurisdiction across the state. Most recently, Governor Hogan signed an executive order requiring schools to start after Labor Day and end by mid-June, returning common sense to the school calendar scheduling process.

Governor Hogan took swift action to address the state’s deteriorating roads and bridges. During his first year in office, he invested an unprecedented $2 billion in transportation funding, allowing the state to move forward on 84 top priority road projects in every jurisdiction and fixing every single structurally deficient bridge in Maryland.

Since taking office, the Hogan administration has been a strong supporter of protecting the environment and the health of Maryland’s most important natural asset: the Chesapeake Bay. Governor Hogan worked closely with the agricultural and environmental communities to develop enhanced Phosphorous Management Tool regulations – a solution that represents one of the most important steps forward in Maryland environmental policy in a generation. He has also provided the highest level of funding for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, and is the first governor in state history to not allow funding for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay to be diverted into the General Fund.

To address the state’s heroin addiction epidemic, Governor Hogan created the Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force. In the 2016 legislative session, he acted on the recommendations of the Task Force, committing nearly $9 million in funding. He has also signed legislation to expand the state’s Good Samaritan Law and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

Governor Hogan has been committed to public safety and redevelopment, closing the deplorable Baltimore City Detention Center; reopening the Maryland State Police Barrack in Annapolis, and launching Project C.O.R.E., a $700 million initiative to address blight in Baltimore City.

To reduce unnecessary and overly burdensome constraints on Maryland’s citizens and business community, Governor Hogan established the Regulatory Reform Commission to conduct a top-to-bottom review of every single regulation in the state, and he committed to implementing all 187 of the Commission’s recommended reforms following its final report published in December 2016. The Redistricting Reform Commission, also established in 2015, directly led to Hogan-sponsored legislation to end the partisan drawing of district lines. Returning free and fair elections to Maryland citizens remains a top goal of Governor Hogan and his administration.[/quot
Just this week, he released his latest budget which includes no tax increases, record money for K-12 education and holds tuition increases at Maryland public colleges to 2 percent. He WILL be re-elected.

Ha, ha, just confirned hr has done a whole bunch of nothing. But rural roads and lower tolls! Seriously lame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure what "middle of the pack" results some of you are talking about, but here is the Education Week survey that was referenced. The scores seem a little suspect to me, but the rankings are certainly not "middle of the pack."

State Overview

This year, Maryland finishes 6th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an overall score of 82.4 out of 100 points and a grade of B-minus. The nation as a whole posts a grade of C.
Diving into the findings for the three graded indices, Maryland earns a B in the Chance-for-Success category and ranks ninth. The average state earns a C-plus. In School Finance, Maryland receives a B and ranks seventh. For the K-12 Achievement Index, last updated in the 2016 report, it finishes fifth with a grade of C-plus. The average state earns grades of C and C-minus in School Finance and K-12 Achievement, respectively.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/quality-counts-2018-state-grades/highlight-reports/2018/01/17/maryland.html

When Hogan came into office, we jad been number one in this survey for years. Yay, he has made us more mediocre, B- education for all! Next year, you’ll be tellinf us it’s a gentleman’s C. The man has only been in for three years, who knows how low he can take us with another four years.

Btw, the middle of the pack language to a a result of the huge drop in Maryland’ students’ performance in standardized tests over the past few years. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-naep-special-ed-20151028-story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure what "middle of the pack" results some of you are talking about, but here is the Education Week survey that was referenced. The scores seem a little suspect to me, but the rankings are certainly not "middle of the pack."

State Overview

This year, Maryland finishes 6th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an overall score of 82.4 out of 100 points and a grade of B-minus. The nation as a whole posts a grade of C.
Diving into the findings for the three graded indices, Maryland earns a B in the Chance-for-Success category and ranks ninth. The average state earns a C-plus. In School Finance, Maryland receives a B and ranks seventh. For the K-12 Achievement Index, last updated in the 2016 report, it finishes fifth with a grade of C-plus. The average state earns grades of C and C-minus in School Finance and K-12 Achievement, respectively.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/quality-counts-2018-state-grades/highlight-reports/2018/01/17/maryland.html

When Hogan came into office, we jad been number one in this survey for years. Yay, he has made us more mediocre, B- education for all! Next year, you’ll be tellinf us it’s a gentleman’s C. The man has only been in for three years, who knows how low he can take us with another four years.

Btw, the middle of the pack language to a a result of the huge drop in Maryland’ students’ performance in standardized tests over the past few years. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-naep-special-ed-20151028-story.html

Forget to include largest across the board decline by any staye ever. Hooray for Hogan!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure what "middle of the pack" results some of you are talking about, but here is the Education Week survey that was referenced. The scores seem a little suspect to me, but the rankings are certainly not "middle of the pack."

State Overview

This year, Maryland finishes 6th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an overall score of 82.4 out of 100 points and a grade of B-minus. The nation as a whole posts a grade of C.
Diving into the findings for the three graded indices, Maryland earns a B in the Chance-for-Success category and ranks ninth. The average state earns a C-plus. In School Finance, Maryland receives a B and ranks seventh. For the K-12 Achievement Index, last updated in the 2016 report, it finishes fifth with a grade of C-plus. The average state earns grades of C and C-minus in School Finance and K-12 Achievement, respectively.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/quality-counts-2018-state-grades/highlight-reports/2018/01/17/maryland.html

When Hogan came into office, we jad been number one in this survey for years. Yay, he has made us more mediocre, B- education for all! Next year, you’ll be tellinf us it’s a gentleman’s C. The man has only been in for three years, who knows how low he can take us with another four years.

Btw, the middle of the pack language to a a result of the huge drop in Maryland’ students’ performance in standardized tests over the past few years. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-naep-special-ed-20151028-story.html

+1 Maryland retained its number one ranking in Education Week ratings from 2009 until 2013. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/educatio...mber-three-20150108-story.html There has been a rapid decline sinceHogan took office in January 2015.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure what "middle of the pack" results some of you are talking about, but here is the Education Week survey that was referenced. The scores seem a little suspect to me, but the rankings are certainly not "middle of the pack."

State Overview

This year, Maryland finishes 6th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an overall score of 82.4 out of 100 points and a grade of B-minus. The nation as a whole posts a grade of C.
Diving into the findings for the three graded indices, Maryland earns a B in the Chance-for-Success category and ranks ninth. The average state earns a C-plus. In School Finance, Maryland receives a B and ranks seventh. For the K-12 Achievement Index, last updated in the 2016 report, it finishes fifth with a grade of C-plus. The average state earns grades of C and C-minus in School Finance and K-12 Achievement, respectively.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/quality-counts-2018-state-grades/highlight-reports/2018/01/17/maryland.html

When Hogan came into office, we jad been number one in this survey for years. Yay, he has made us more mediocre, B- education for all! Next year, you’ll be tellinf us it’s a gentleman’s C. The man has only been in for three years, who knows how low he can take us with another four years.

Btw, the middle of the pack language to a a result of the huge drop in Maryland’ students’ performance in standardized tests over the past few years. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-naep-special-ed-20151028-story.html

+1 Maryland retained its number one ranking in Education Week ratings from 2009 until 2013. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/educatio...mber-three-20150108-story.html There has been a rapid decline sinceHogan took office in January 2015.

[Anonymous]

He lost my vote when he started micromanaging school calendars in favor of Ocean City Revenue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He lost my vote when he started micromanaging school calendars in favor of Ocean City Revenue.

This is the weakest argument I have heard.

Do you really plan on voting for your state governed based on the school calendar? Pathetic and very narrow-minded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He lost my vote when he started micromanaging school calendars in favor of Ocean City Revenue.

This is the weakest argument I have heard.

Do you really plan on voting for your state governed based on the school calendar? Pathetic and very narrow-minded.

Much better to vote based on lower tolls. Pathetic and narrow-minded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
He lost my vote when he started micromanaging school calendars in favor of Ocean City Revenue.

This is the weakest argument I have heard.

Do you really plan on voting for your state governed based on the school calendar? Pathetic and very narrow-minded.

I'm not the PP but agree. Hogan's action was to reward campaign donors by overextending state regulation into education in a manner that has nothing to do with educating students, just rewarding beach businesses. He spent NO energy improving schools and only worked to inappropriately hold back cap funds already collected/allocated to schools to improve infrastructure. So its just fine with Hogan if kids are in rooms with failing HVAC as long as his beach business buddies get some kick backs. Worst type of politician.

[Anonymous]

I think Hogan is either very disingenuous or really is just a country bumpkin who should never have gotten as high as Governor.

His silence on the travel ban was the worst. MD citizens were getting caught up in this in BWI and Dulles. The VA gov was out there advocating for his citizens. Our MD congressional reps were out there. Where was Hogan? No where. He was silent and did nothing, couldn't be found. Such an asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Hogan is either very disingenuous or really is just a country bumpkin who should never have gotten as high as Governor.

His silence on the travel ban was the worst. MD citizens were getting caught up in this in BWI and Dulles. The VA gov was out there advocating for his citizens. Our MD congressional reps were out there. Where was Hogan? No where. He was silent and did nothing, couldn't be found. Such an asshole.

+1 I'm surprised that his popularity is so high in a blue state like MD. He hasn't shown any willingness to distance himself from Trump's most egregious behaviors, nor has he accomplished much for the state.