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Ben Groff

@BenjaminGroff

Public Affairs, Funk & Bolton | Maryland Policy & Politics | Communications | Media Production | [email protected]

Baltimore, MD Katılım Şubat 2009
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Justin Fenton@justin_fenton·
And now the state of Maryland discloses how much it settled its case with the now-criminally charged operator of the ship that struck the Key Bridge: $2.25 billion. Story to come
Justin Fenton@justin_fenton

BREAKING: Feds level criminal charges in Key Bridge disaster, accusing company and 1 employee of improperly using flushing pumps — which can cause blackouts — and lying to investigators. W/ @HayesGardner thebanner.com/community/crim…

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PJM Interconnection@pjminterconnect·
PJM Interconnection today announced that 811 new generation projects, capable of generating 220 gigawatts of electricity, have applied to connect to the grid through the first Cycle of PJM’s reformed interconnection process. This marks the first major intake under a redesigned approach focused on improving the certainty, speed and discipline of project review. More at insidelines.pjm.com/over-800-new-g…
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Hayden@the_transit_guy·
While we've seen great transformation in Detroit, I'd like to point out that the number of vacant homes in Baltimore has decreased by 25% in the five years of Mayor Scott's tenure. Never bet against America's cities.
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Tuki@TukiFromKL·
the CATO Institute.. a libertarian think tank funded by the Koch brothers.. just published a study showing immigrants paid more in taxes than they received in benefits every single year from 1994 to 2023.. not a left-wing university.. not a Democratic PAC.. the Koch brothers' own research institute.. they reduced the deficit by $14.5 trillion over 30 years.. they earn less per hour but work at higher rates.. which means higher per capita income.. which means higher taxes paid.. the country spent 30 years being told immigrants were draining the system.. turns out they were funding it.. and the people who told you that knew the numbers the whole time
Leading Report@LeadingReport

Immigrants generate more income and taxes than the average person, per CATO Institute.

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Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff·
Something that I think is happening, but have no way to prove, is that the proliferation of AI-written text is affecting how people write even if they themselves don't use AI. It's affecting the general voice that people model in professional communications.
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Liam Davis
Liam Davis@LiamFD·
I’m actively reviewing Baltimore City’s preliminary FY27 budget and one of the more striking datasets is the City’s income tax revenue grew north of 12% over the past year. That’s massive growth and nearly double the statewide average.
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Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff·
@eric_hontz Do you think if we had Class A office space downtown we'd get some office tenants back? Or is residential the only way to go for these properties? I like residential just like seeing mixed uses too.
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Eric Karl Hontz@eric_hontz·
By 2030 the old central business district could be filled with thousands more residents through B and C class conversions. The city really needs to be forward looking - offices left, let it be a dense residential core with lots of things to do. bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…
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Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff·
I had no idea San Diego has a huge desalination plant that makes so much water they are selling it. 50 million gallons a day. Built in the 2010s for $1 billion.
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Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff·
Not that it means anything in particular, but these numbers keep moving. Senate control after 2026 - Polymarket - 56% Dem - Kalshi - 53% Dem - PredictIt - 53% Dem Talarico's odds so far aren't moving and/or are going the wrong way.
Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff

Democratic Party odds of winning the Senate keep improving. Polymarket now gives Dems a 52% chance, with Kalshi and PredictIt at 48% and 47%. Sabato and Cook both show Dems needing to win all toss ups and two more R-held seats, like Ohio, Alaska, and/or Texas.

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Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff·
Let's find the one old school Baltimore guy or gal who cancels their Baltimore Banner subscription just because its parent company acquired the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Governor Wes Moore
Governor Wes Moore@GovWesMoore·
In January, I led a coalition of Democratic and Republican governors to the White House to call for energy reform. We called on PJM to cap the price of energy, and in February, they extended that cap through the end of the decade. It’s projected to save 67 million Americans – including millions of Marylanders – an additional $27 billion on their energy bills, over $400 for customers. But we need to do more. We’re pushing every lever at our disposal to put more money in people's pockets and holding big companies accountable, and I’m thankful that Democrats and Republicans in Annapolis have come together to deliver this win for Marylanders.
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Michael J. Miraflor
Michael J. Miraflor@michaelmiraflor·
This was actually a New York Mag article explaining/coining “The Poverty Elite” called Let Them Eat Crab Cakes that imho is the best at explaining what working in Media was like at the height of print empires, before Facebook and digital platform gatekeeping eventually destroyed them in the 2010s. Working in Media was a glamorous hustle. Top 10 pantheon article of all time for me. For the accuracy of how life once was for ambitious young people surviving but also thriving off of <$30K in NYC because of fringe benefits and entry level infiltration into elite culture circles. It’s not like this anymore.
Olivia Kory@oliviaakory

There was a NYT article that came out when I was at the agency in 2011 about media buyers called “the impoverished elite” We were going vip to lollapalooza, eating at mastros, sending million dollar IOs everyday but I couldn’t afford to buy lunch on the weekends. It’s weird because I owe everything to that job - by far the best training in the world working on the best brands in the world, met my now husband / lifelong friends there…yet i agree with @michaelmiraflor that i would never choose to do it now. Kids are too smart.

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Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff·
social media? Also no, not really. Gen Z grew up with social media and uses it the most. But half or nearly half of Gen Z respondents surveyed by HarrisX say they wish Twitter, TikTok (47%), Snapchat (43%) had never been invented. Closer to 1 in 5 say the same for
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Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff·
Interesting polling and study results on social media. Social media is now 20+ years old and firmly established in the economy. But only 37% of US adults say they trust the info they get from it compared to 70% for local news networks (what's left of them). But do we like
Ben Groff@BenjaminGroff

It seems Americans are adopting AI slowly and begrudgingly, which is basically how most digital adoption has gone in my lifetime. People are using it as super google/wikipedia or in a moment where they realize it might be useful to them due to

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