New Stormwater Law Will Mean New Maryland Jobs
Jul 24, 2013 Comments Off adminOriginally published in Union City Authored by Chris Garlock Nine Maryland counties and Baltimore City met a deadline earlier this month to comply with a state law requiring the local governments to create a stormwater maintenance fee. “Once implemented by the counties, the law will raise hundreds of millions of dollars for Bay cleanup, and [...]
Continue ReadingCRTRA Passes with Help from MWELA Members
Jul 24, 2013 Comments Off adminRepublished from Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association Monthly Original Article by Tom Gagliardo Plaintiffs who recover compensatory damages in civil rights cases can look to a substantial increase in the amount they take home now that the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (CRTRA) has been enacted by the Maryland General Assembly. After four years of effort, the bill garnered unanimous, bipartisan support [...]
Continue ReadingRe: Maryland suburbs home to some of most problematic water pipes in the U.S.
Jul 24, 2013 Comments Off adminTom serves as the Chair of the Bi-County Agencies Committee, which regulates the WSSC. Below is a letter he wrote in response to the Washington Post article “Maryland suburbs home to some of most problematic water pipes in U.S.” In the letter he addresses critical procurement-related policies that affect Montgomery County’s water quality and service. June [...]
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2013 Legislative Session Report
Apr 16, 2013 Comments Off adminRead Delegate Hucker's 2013 end-of-session letter and a summary of his sponsored bills.
Continue ReadingEnvironmentalists barely pass legislature
Jul 28, 2012 Comments Off adminDel. Tom Hucker, a Montgomery County Democrat who scored 100 percent after sponsoring the wind legislation and a bill that bans arsenic additives in chicken feed, said he hoped Gov. Martin O’Malley would make offshore wind one of his legislative priorities again in 2013. The governor backed the bill in 2012, and was disappointed when it failed.
Continue ReadingGeneral Assembly approves stormwater fee for nine counties
Apr 20, 2012 Comments Off adminDespite a Republican filibuster attempt in the Senate, the General Assembly successfully passed legislation that would implement a stormwater pollution fee to raise revenue to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay. Approved by the Senate and House of Delegates minutes before the end of the legislative session, the bill requires nine counties and Baltimore City to establish a watershed protection and restoration program.
Continue ReadingMaryland Leads the Nation in Banning Arsenic Products In Chicken Feed
Apr 12, 2012 Comments Off adminMaryland is now the first state in the nation to officially ban Roxarsone, a product added to chicken feed to prevent disease and produce fatter chickens. Senate Bill 207/ House Bill 167 was one of many bills passed over the weekend as the Maryland General Assembly rushed to complete work by the end of the 90-day session at midnight on Monday.
Continue ReadingMaryland legislators consider 6 anti-human trafficking laws
Mar 28, 2012 Comments Off adminA sixth bill, introduced by Del. Tom Hucker (D-Dist. 20) of Silver Spring, would require owners of bus stations and truck stops in the state to post signs with the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline number. “Even once law enforcement has recommendations, it’s hard to educate all the members of the Maryland General Assembly about why this is needed on top of laws we already have,” Hucker said. “The mill grinds slowly here; unfortunately … this really has expanded greatly in just the last few years.”
Continue ReadingMaryland proposes ban on ‘forced bundling’ by insurers
Mar 26, 2012 Comments Off adminometimes called "forced bundling," the practice requires consumers to buy a product or service they don't want in order to get something they do want. It's not new. Consumers for years have complained about such bundling among phone service providers and by cable companies that package unpopular channels with must-see TV. But now this take-it-or-leave-it bundling is coming to insurance. Maryland is weighing legislation that would ban the practice before it becomes commonplace here.
Continue ReadingMaryland State Delegate Tom Hucker joins Foundation Board of Trustees
Oct 21, 2011 Comments Off adminRepublished from Montgomery Parks Foundation State Delegate Tom Hucker joins Montgomery Parks Foundation Board of Trustees The Montgomery Parks Foundation Board of Trustees elected Tom Hucker at their September meeting. His appointment was approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday, October 20, 2011. Mr. Hucker has been a member of the Maryland House [...]
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