The podcast returns with a look at breakfast — specifically, the morning meeting scheduled for Tuesday between Gov. Martin O’Malley, Senate President Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch.

Daily Record State House reporter Alex Pyles also assesses the posturing and statements made in the last week about the “doomsday budget” and gambling. He also gives his prediction about when legislators will be back in Annapolis for a special session.

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The Podcast returns with a look back at the General Assembly’s session and look-ahead to an expected special session. Daily Record State House reporter Alex Pyles gives an eyewitness account of how legislators ran out of time on budget negotiations and what role gambling legislation played in the final outcome.

We also talk the logistics of a special session, where Gov. Martin O’Malley fits into all of this and some of the 800 bills the legislature did pass during its 90-day session. (Remember same-sex marriage?)

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The Eye on Annapolis podcast is back with a look at what is shaping up to be a frantic finish to the General Assembly session. Alex and I look at the status of the budget bills and energy bills involving offshore wind and fracking.

We also discuss legislation to oversee public-private partnerships and what part of the bill the O’Malley administration has been noticeably quiet about. Plus, the latest on slots and table games in Maryland.

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The Eye on Annapolis podcast is back with a look at Saturday’s special session. Daily Record State House reporter Alex Pyles and I discuss two of the weekend’s big bills, one addressing public-private partnerships and the other calling for a review of the state’s tax breaks.

We also look at the bills’ chances in the Senate, as well as the General Assembly’s reservations about the proposed downtown arena and convention center.

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The podcast returns to talk taxes and budget. Daily Record State House Reporter Alex Pyles and I discuss what the Senate budget committee is recommending to the whole chamber, as well as what it means for the “Doomsday” budget.

We also preview Gov. Martin O’Malley’s appearance Wednesday before a House committee to discuss his controversial gas tax increase and reveal what Maryland has in common with the Napa Valley.

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The podcast is back with a three-man look at what’s going on in and around the State House. The Daily Record’s Alex Pyles, Daily Record columnist and WYPR News Analyst C. Fraser Smith and I discuss the enhanced collaboration between the University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore. We also preview the “Doomsday budget.” Enjoy.

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Daily Record columnist and WYPR Senior News Analyst C. Fraser Smith joined me Monday to examine the prospects for a referendum on the same-sex marriage bill, preview Tuesday’s workshop on prisoner reentry and discuss the holding pattern that has become the budget process. Enjoy.

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Daily Record columnist and WYPR Senior News Analyst C. Fraser Smith joins me once again on a super-sized podcast to review the big news from Friday: the House of Delegates passing same-sex marriage legislation and the Senate unanimously voting to censure Sen. Ulysses Currie.

Fraser provides some big-picture perspective on both events and recalls the last day the General Assembly made so much historic news in one day. (Hint: It was in 1984.)

We also look at Gov. Martin O’Malley’s role in the gay marriage bill and how involved he might be in legislation throughout the rest of the session. Enjoy.

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Daily Record columnist and WYPR Senior News Analyst C. Fraser Smith joins me on the podcast to review the week that was in Annapolis. Among the topics we discuss is the long-running rivalry between Gov. Martin O’Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot that flared up when O’Malley referred to Franchot as “Maryland’s Mitt Romney.”

We also take a look at what punishment Sen. Ulysses Currie could face from a legislative ethics panel and what it might mean for business as usual in Annapolis. And we get into why Smith thinks the “tone” of this legislative session is different than in years’ past.

(And when I say “we,” I really mean “Fraser Smith.” Few people can offer perspective on Annapolis the way he can.)

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The Eye on Annapolis Podcast is back after a busy week at the State House.

This week, Nick and I talk about Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gas tax proposal and how his legislative agenda might fare in this year’s session. We also preview O’Malley’s State of the State address — will he be talking to Marylanders while also advancing a national platform? — and Nick’s upcoming story from his interview with Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.

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