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Thomas V. Mike Miller is the president of the Maryland Senate. The Democrat represents District 27, which comprises parts of Prince George¿s and Calvert counties. Miller joined the Maryland legislature in 1971 as a member of the House of Delegates, and he moved to the Senate in 1975. He has served as Senate president since January of 1987. Miller, the oldest of 10 children, was born on Dec. 3, 1942, in Clinton, Md. He holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Maryland, College Park and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1967. Miller and his wife Patti live in Chesapeake Beach in Southern Maryland. The couple has five children and 11 grandchildren...
Thomas V. Mike Miller is the president of the Maryland Senate. The Democrat represents District 27, which comprises parts of Prince George¿s and Calvert counties. Miller joined the Maryland legislature in 1971 as a member of the House of Delegates, and he moved to the Senate in 1975. He has served as Senate president since January of 1987. Miller, the oldest of 10 children, was born on Dec. 3, 1942, in Clinton, Md. He holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Maryland, College Park and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1967. Miller and his wife Patti live in Chesapeake Beach in Southern Maryland. The couple has five children and 11 grandchildren.
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The mother of all loopholes
Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. has been raising money for months for an all-but-declared campaign for state comptroller. But this week he announced he's not going to run. That surely must be an annoyance for the donors who pushed his...Tags: Ethics, Paul Smith, Local Elections, Lawyers, Campaign Finance
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Baltimore County's Jim Smith: From executive to kingmaker
Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. might not be on the ballot in 2010, but he is set to leave office with one of the largest war chests of any departing Maryland elected official - meaning his next role could be as kingmaker. Smith, 67,...Tags: Prosecution, Parliament, Democratic Party, Regional Authority, Lung Cancer
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Luminary returns to Md. to lead state DNC
An admittedly nervous public speaker, Susan Turnbull addressed about 800 Democratic faithful at a swank annual gala last week. The new party chairwoman proceeded to confuse the two Mikes who lead the chambers of the Maryland General Assembly and flub...Tags: Medical Services, Democratic Party, Regional Authority, Death and Dying, William Donald Schaefer
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Lower tax rate urged for Rocky Gap casino
Baltimore Sun reportersThe Maryland legislature should consider lowering the gambling tax in Western Maryland to lure a slots casino operation to a struggling state-owned resort hotel, a senior state official said Wednesday. Robert C. Brennan, executive director of the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Martin O'Malley, Gaming and Lotteries, Local Authority, State Budgets
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Lawmaker testifies in Currie probe
Baltimore Sun reportersA top-ranking Maryland delegate testified Wednesday before a grand jury investigating state Sen. Ulysses Currie, a continuation of a federal probe into the senator's work as a consultant for the Shoppers Food and Pharmacy grocery store chain. Del. Dereck...Tags: Ethics, Democratic Party, Trials, Values, Prince George's County
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Slots backers, foes turn out
Baltimore Sun reportersAn almost even mix of more than 200 advocates and opponents of a measure that would allow slots at Arundel Mills mall voiced their opinions Tuesday night before the Anne Arundel County Council at the last public hearing before the council votes on the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Martin O'Malley, Gaming and Lotteries, Local Authority, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Maryland politics, economy just aren't Southern anymore
Isn't it time Maryland seceded from the South? Should we finally ratify the coup set in motion by Abraham Lincoln, John W. Garrett and Samuel Gompers? The state's legislative leaders seem to think we should. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and...Tags: Heads of State, Federal Hill, Government Health Care, Samuel Gompers, Chesapeake Bay
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Laurel casino talk is premature
Gambling and horse racing interests are teaming up in an effort to revive the prospects of slot machine gambling at Laurel Park, despite the failure of the track's owner, Magna Entertainment Corp., to make a qualified bid there - and despite The Cordish...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Martin O'Malley, Corruption, Gaming and Lotteries, Magna Entertainment Corp.
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State lawmakers put final touches on budget
Maryland consumers who buy new cars will receive state and federal tax breaks, lawmakers decided Saturday - a reversal from their position a day earlier. With just one day left of the General Assembly session, the reinstated car benefit was part of the...Tags: Demographics, Martin O'Malley, Parliament, Upper House, Budgets and Budgeting
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A wrap in Annapolis
This year's General Assembly session ended on a cool and dreary note. Perhaps it was befitting a dismal 90 days in Annapolis as the worst recession in a generation or three caused lawmakers to turn timid on numerous fronts.
Remember when then-Gov. Robert...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Michael E Busch, Fraud
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Under state's one-party rule, taxpayer beware
When we survey what lawmakers accomplish in their annual ransacking of the taxpayer, we see that they always succeed in two major things: increasing the reach of the government in question and paying back investments made in their political careers by...Tags: H.L. Mencken, Democratic Party, Lobbying, Executive Branch, State Budgets
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Consolidate resources, bolster state support
Maryland is fortunate to be a state with a long history rich in traditions - including the horse racing industry, which dates back to the Colonial era. The Maryland Jockey Club is almost 250 years old. In 1771, George Washington wrote that he came to...Tags: Equestrian, History, Heads of State, George Washington, Government
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