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December 15, 2008

One more legislator takes the furlough

Just to keep up with the running tally, Kirill Reznik, a Democrat from Montgomery County who was appointed in 2007 to fill a vacancy, says he'll join executive branch employees who have been ordered to take furlough days to help balance the state's books. He says in a news release:

“With a faltering economy and a budget crisis well over a billion dollars, it is necessary for me as an elected official to make sure that I join all of the other employees of our State in this sacrifice. Every year, we vote on the budget and make the big decisions that affect the everyday lives of our constituents across the State, including thousands of State employees. It seems only fair that should we ask them to take a furlough to help us through these difficult times we are willing to take this furlough with them.”

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Laura Smitherman has been ensconced in the State House basement, writing about the governor, General Assembly and vagaries of Maryland politics for several years. An erstwhile business reporter, her interest in politics dates to her days in Washington when she covered Congress and national campaigns for another media outlet. She now follows a range of policy debates from slot-machine gambling to universal health care and energy regulation, while keeping an eye on the next election.

Paul West covers Washington for The Baltimore Sun, continuing a tradition that began the month the paper was born, in 1837. He hasn't been in the DC bureau that long--only since Ronald Reagan was president. He's covered Congress, the White House and presidential campaigns as the paper's national political correspondent and Washington bureau chief. He's on the lookout for news of significance to Sun readers at the other end of the B/W Parkway. That includes the activities of the state's congressional delegation and anything else that might shed some light on the inner workings of the nation's capital.

Julie Bykowicz's first days as a political reporter, in January 2009, coincided with Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's indictment and the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 426th legislative session. She focuses on coverage of state agencies, such as social services, juvenile justice and prisons. During the session, she wrote about the death penalty, slots parlors and speed cameras, among other hot topics. Julie began political reporting after more than seven years on The Baltimore Sun's crime desk. She lives in Baltimore and works primarily in Annapolis.

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