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Doing Business in Maryland: Outlook 2018 A supplement to Subscribe Today! Real Estate Insider Child abuse lawsuit Report says high-end apartments doing well, Victim sues Prince George’s County school system, *Maria Johnson Darby plus other deals, leases and relocations. 9A alleging hire made despite criminal record. 10A Katie Allston, LCSW-C *Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan Get Maryland’s daily statewide source for business,Amy E. Askew law,Dr. Rita Rastogi Kalyani government and real estate news. 2017 Debra Reznick Attman Dr. Shohreh A. Kaynama Mythili “Lee” Bachu Marguerite O. Kelley Zoa D. Barnes Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum Angie Barnett Bonnie Krosin Walakewon Blegay Sharon Kroupa Dr. Mary Way Bolt Bonnie N. Luna Tammy Brumwell Bresnahan Ganesha Martin *Alison Gates Brown Robin McKinney Rev. Lettie Moses Carr, Esq. Jennifer Meyer Nona Carroll Thursday, April 7, 2016 Volume 127 | Number 128 TheDailyRecord.com Karen C. Miller Karen S. Cherry Robin Motter-Mast, D.O. Maryland’s trusted source of business, legal and government news 2017 Kathleen M. Murphy Hon. Karen Murphy Jensen Martha Nathanson Candace Breland Osunsade Bill jailing Cecilia B. Paizs Leadership *Hon. Nicole Pastore-Klein ‘Black Panther’ a hot item Del. Edith J. Patterson hosts of in w Katherine Pinkard Md. comic book stores report strong interest in Ta-Nehisi Coates series La June A. Poole Cynthia Blake Sanders Ronnie Lapinsky Sax teen parties Dr. Kim Schatzel Marianne Schmitt Hellauer Nichelle D. Schoultz Tina M. Corner weakened *Carol Coughlin *Joan Webb Scornaienchi Corryne Deliberto Stephanie L. Shack Key senator concerned Cari DeSantis Indira K. Sharma Kimberly Conway Michele A Shermak, MD, FACS college students could Dumpson, Esq., CFRE *Terry D. Sherman Ralston end up behind bars Margaret Dunkle Jane Frankel Sims Lynette Maria Entzian Michelle Daugherty Siri BY STEVE LASH Kirsten M. Eriksson Angela H. Spencer [email protected] Christine Espenshade *Bonnie B. Stein Hon. Deborah Sweet Eyler Denise A Sullivan ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Ju- Susan Finlayson *Karen T. Syrylo dicial Proceedings Committee on Christina Fitts Courtney A. Thomas Wednesday approved watered-down Barbara Gassaway Faith Thomas legislation that would permit par- Julie Gaver Sherita Thomas ents and Elizabeth A Green, Esq. Dr. Joan Tilghman other adults Dominica Groom *Michele Bresnick Walsh to be jailed ANNAPOLIS Susan M. Hahn for up to Salli J. Ward Jackie Harris one year for 2016 M. Courtney Watson Zaneilia Harris p r o v i d i n g n Lawmakers approve Nicole L. Harrison, M. Ed., M.S. Dana Weckesser alcohol to proposal to rein in mis- *Mary Hastler Laura E Weeldreyer or hosting leading behavior by for- Del. Anne Healey Elizabeth Weglein d r i n k i n g profit higher education institutions. See 7A Hon. Wanda Keyes Heard Dr. Leana Wen parties at- Beth Hehir Alicia Lynn Wilson tended by n Board of Public Lt. Col. Laura L. Herman Sky Woodward minors who Works approves $5.6 Michelle Wright become im- billion Purple Line con- Rev. Debra Hickman MAXIMILIAN FRANZ tract. See 8A Tina Hike-Hubbard Dr. Marylou Yam Bryan Levy, manager of Collectors Corner comic book store on Charles Street in Baltimore, displays the first issue of ‘Black Panther,’ paired and Kristine K. Howanski Julianne S. Zimmer written by Baltimore native Ta-Nehisi Coates. s e r i o u s l y n Senate panel OKs MaryBeth Hyland injure them- $37.5M tax break for BY ANAMIKA ROY Northrop Grumman. Denotes Circle first issue in the series was released on copies ahead of time. selves or Tracy Imm * See 8A Ngozi Irondi-Azubike of Excellence honorees [email protected] Wednesday and local comic store own- “Ta-Nehisi Coates is still seen as others in ers saw it fly off the shelves. a son of Baltimore,” Ray said. “He’s a D’Ana E. Johnson driving from “Black Panther,” a highly anticipated “This sold faster and better and very popular writer and a very relevant the event. comic written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, has quicker than any comic we’ve ever writer.” The committee’s action rep- been making waves among comic fans had,” said Benn Ray, co-owner of “Black Panther,” illustrated by Brian resents a dramatic weakening of and mainstream audiences since Mar- Atomic Books in Baltimore’s Hampden Stelfreeze, takes place in a fictional bills that the Senate and House ap- oday! vel announced in September that the neighborhood. wealthy African nation called Wakanda. proved earlier this General Assem- T Baltimore native was writing the series In the first hour, Atomic Books sold The country is run by monarchs called bly session in memory of two recent about one of the first black superhe- 50 copies and set aside an additional 50 SEE COMIC 3A SEE UNDERAGE 11A roes in a major American comic. The for people who had called and reserved ‘I promise you this is going Subscribe to bring more Hogan, Franchot say they’ll ignore transparency, more account- ability, more scrutiny,’ says lawmakers’ edict on school hearings Comptroller Peter Franchot of a law de- BY BRYAN P. SEARS increase their efforts despite a legislative signed to allow [email protected] edict meant to diminish their roles. schools offi- The tough talk from the state comp- cials to avoid ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Republi- troller and the governor comes just a day testifying on can governor and Democratic comptroller after Gov. 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Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Forum Jan. 29, 2018 • 7:30 a.m. Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Register: gbc.org/register-for-events Sponsorships: Lisa Byrd: 410.727-2820 3 The Daily Record 3 Glimmers of concern mar Md.’s otherwise bright outlook for 2018 BY PETE PICHASKE However, the same experts warn, there a Baltimore-based economic consulting Special to The Daily Record are clouds on the horizon. group. “So 2018 will be fine. “The Maryland economy has an abundance “But I don’t think 2019 and 2020 will be Maryland’s economic outlook for 2018 of momentum – I don’t think we’ve seen this quite as good. … Those years will be more is as bright as it’s been in years, according type of momentum in the state’s labor market treacherous from an economic perspective.” to local economic gurus and the latest job since the late 1990s,” said Anirban Basu, Daraius Irani, chief economist for 4 statistics. chairman and CEO of the Sage Policy Group, Towson University’s Regional Economic 4 Doing Business in Maryland Maryland,” Basu said, noting that in the past 12 months for which data is available, Maryland ranked third among the states in terms of the pace of job growth.