GERALD WINEGRAD: LARRY HOGAN’S SELF-DEALING AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL REGIME | COMMENTARY

Hogan still portrays himself as a small business owner. But HOGAN enterprises reported more than $2.5 billion in real estate deals since 1985. His enterprises are still touting their ability to grease the skids for government approvals and entitlements. HOGAN’s website claims: “If you want to determine the best strategy for taking your property through the governmental entitlement process as well as achieve the best development potential and highest return on your investment, you only need to turn to HOGAN.”

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EPA and bay state governors again do nothing to advance the cause of a clean Chesapeake Bay

These top scientists found that reductions in key bay pollutants of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment were likely overestimated from BMPs for agriculture and developed lands. The BMPs were not as effective as thought. “While Chesapeake Bay Program modeling suggests that phosphorus reductions targeted by the TMDL are nearly achieved, analysis of water quality at riverine monitoring stations finds limited evidence of observable reductions in P concentrations.”

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Hogan’s record as governor a classic case of self-dealing

Seeking reelection in 2018, Hogan released tax returns showing he had made $2.4 million from such deals in his first three years in office. No other governor has earned as much outside income while in office. Paralleling Trump, he has set up a very profitable system whereby he can use his powerful government position to increase his private profits. Last year, he purchased a $1.1 million five-bedroom home on six acres in Davidsonville. This is a striking financial turnaround considering Hogan was forced to file for bankruptcy in April 1994, when lenders called his loans and he liquidated his real-estate business and $750,000 home in Upper Marlboro.

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Help Return the Patuxent River Commission to Protecting the River

from Fred Tutman (the Patuxent Riverkeeper) and Barbara Sollner-Webb (President of the West Laurel Civic Association) You may have seen recent articles in the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and Laurel Leader about the Patuxent River Commission — this is an update and call to action. The Patuxent River Commission (PRC) is Maryland’s only governmental river…

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