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In reply to the discussion: O’Malley 2016 Just Committed Suicide in Baltimore - By Jackie Kucinich [View all]FSogol
(47,651 posts)O'Malley used that method when he arrived as mayor in 1999, but had moved away from that before he left the Mayor's office in Fall 2007. There is a fact checker article floating around DU that shows that O'Malley did not manipulate the stats like Simon alleges. He used the FBI numbers.
Here's a short list of what I like about O'Malley.
1. Ended death penalty in Maryland
2. Prevented fracking in Maryland and put regulations in the way to prevent next GOP Gov Hogan fom easily allowing fracking.
3. Provided health insurance for 380,000
4. Reduced infant mortality to an all time low.
5. Provided meals to thousands of hungry children and moved toward a goal for eradicating childhood hunger.
6. Enacted a $10.10 living wage and a $11. minimum wage for State workers.
7. Supporter the Dream Act
8. Cut income taxes for 86% of Marylanders
9. Reformed Marylands tax code to make it more progressive.
10. Enacted some of the nations most comprehensive reforms to protect homeowners from foreclosure.
His resume can be found here:
http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/gov/former/html/msa13090.html