One thing you can admire about Gov. Jack Markell is his ability to remain on an even keel.
With the clock ticking down on his second and final term, Markell may have been tempted to go after fellow Democrats who turned tail when it came to his ambitious proposals.
One proposal would have added a dime to the state gas tax; another, an increase to the gas tax based on cost-of-living increases. Markell also wanted to see a fee, averaging about $50 a year on a residential property tax bill, as part of a plan to clean up the state’s streams. Progress has been made in this area, but has come at a painfully slow pace.
Instead of seeking payback for these stalled initiatives, Markell took the high road as the less-than-spectacular session of the General Assembly ended in the wee hours of the first of July.
He praised legislators for dealing with issues such as workers compensation reform, tweaking the research and development tax credit to attract more small business investment and spending several million dollars on redevelopment of main streets in the state. Click on the link below for the fully essay from WHYY Newsworks:
Markell’s restraint an effective political strategy? — NewsWorks.
