Md. lawmaker’s blood sample taken after boat collision

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 23, 2012
Tags: accident, boat, Capt. Jerry Kirkwood, collision, Delegate Don Dwyer, lawmaker, maryland, maryland natural resources police, toxicology

SANDY POINT — A police spokesman says a Maryland lawmaker was operating a boat that was in a collision causing serious injuries, and a blood sample was taken from him because investigators believe alcohol could have been a factor. Capt. Jerry Kirkwood, a spokesman for the Maryland Natural Resources Police, said Thursday the sample was [...]

McIntosh wants more study on septic bill

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 1, 2011
Tags: Baltimore, chesapeake bay, Delegate Maggie McIntosh, EPA, General Assembly, House Environmental Matters Committee, lawmaker, maryland, O'Malley, runoff, septic ban, septic systems
Comments: 2

ANNAPOLIS — A measure banning septic systems for new, major subdivisions in Maryland should be delayed for further study, because lawmakers from both parties are worried about its economic impact, a key lawmaker recommended to Gov. Martin O’Malley. Del. Maggie McIntosh, a Baltimore Democrat who chairs the House Environmental Matters Committee, recommended in a letter [...]

Md. Senate leader says state budget could be worse

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 2, 2011
Tags: Annapolis, budget, fiscal, General Assembly, lawmaker, maryland, senate leader, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s senate president wants lawmakers to “put on a happy face” as they slog through another tough budget year. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller teed up lawmakers Wednesday for Gov. Martin O’Malley’s state of the state speech, saying that Maryland is in much better economic shape than states like Arizona, Illinois and [...]