Maryland Tax Education Foundation

Winter 2010

Press Releases

Date		Title
2.12.10		WSSC Should Draw Down a Portion of its $300 Million in Reserves Before Increasing Rates Again Media Advisory \| Testimony
6.02.09		Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe propose re-regulation plan to cut electricity prices. MTEF helps design the plan. Press Release \| Proposal Regarding Constellation/EDF Deal
2.19.09		Re-regulation Outline for February 19 press conference sponsored by MD State Senators Rosapepe and Pipkin Press Release \| Presentation
1.08.09		Proposed Constellation M&A fees unfair to MD residents and likely illegal, says MTEF legal research
8.06.08		Racing subsides from slots could leave MD MTEF study is subject of page 1 article in Baltimore Sun. Read more.
7.23.08		Private Equity Performance and Public Pension Funds
7.23.08		Private Equity Fund Performance is Lacking
6.18.08		Say No to Big Oil (The Sun - OpEd)
6.15.08		MTEF updates 2005 School Study
8.08.06		Virginia Town Realizes $22 Million Cash by Selling Zoning Changes in Land Use Policy Switch
8.08.06		Montgomery Gazette Op Ed Page Letter
4.05.06		Isle of Capri Bids $340 Million for Pittsburgh Slots License!
11.23.05		MPDU Zoning Text Amendment Proves $300 Million Bonanza to Wealthy Landowners and Developers.
11.09.05		Pennsylvania Racino License sells for $275 million! Third “flip” since slots approved in July 2004.
10.17.05		Montgomery Has Cost Advantage in Public Education Over Similar Counties, but Excess-Over-Inflation Spending Soars, with Little Change in Test Scores.
10.06.05		Magna’s MD Operations Are Profitable!
2.17.05		Montgomery County Waste Management
12.01.04		Montgomery County Council Zoning and Affordable Housing Bill
12.01.04		Analysis Of County Council Bill
10.20.04		Pennsylvania Racino License sells for $280 million!
10.06.04		Magna Wins Slots License Auction in Quebec
8.31.04		Maryland Racetracks Under-Report Current Income

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News

4.12.010 MTEF urges County Council to sell zoning rights to wealthy developers, rather than giving them away for free. Article

3.05.10 BG&E can generate cheap power with its own generating plants Abstract

2.12.10 WSSC Should Draw Down a Portion of its $300 Million in Reserves Before Increasing Rates Again Media Advisory | Testimony

6.16.09 National publications take note of MTEF-designed proposal to re-regulate MD power plants.
Electric Utility Week | Megawatt Daily

6.16.09 Baltimore Sun features op-ed by MTEF Chariman

6.16.09 Washington Post editorial discusses MTEF horseracing proposal

6.02.09 Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe propose re-regulation plan to cut electricity prices. MTEF helps design the plan.
Press Release | Proposal Regarding Constellation/EDF Deal

2.19.09 Re-regulation Outline for February 19 press conference sponsored by MD State Senators Rosapepe and Pipkin Press Release | Presentation

1.08.09 Proposed Constellation M&A fees unfair to MD residents and likely illegal, says MTEF legal research. Press Release | Research Study

12.11.08 MTEF examines water utility privatization by studying Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

8.06.08 Racing subsides from slots could leave MD
MTEF study is subject of page 1 article in Baltimore Sun.
Read more.

7.23.08 Private Equity Performance and Public Pension Funds

6.18.08 Say No to Big Oil (The Sun OpEd)

6.15.08 MTEF updates 2005 School Study

11.04.07 Analysis of Governor's Slots Proposal

8.08.06 Virginia Town Realizes $22 Million Cash by Selling Zoning Changes in Land Use Policy Switch

8.08.06 Montgomery Gazette Op Ed Page Letter

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