Ulman vetoes Howard County’s growth tiers law

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: December 13, 2012
Tags: county council, Development, growth, Howard County, howard county news, ken ulman, veto

In his first veto since he was elected in 2006, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman on Thursday vetoed legislation passed by the Howard County Council earlier this month to define so-called “growth tiers,” or levels of development that will be permitted in various areas of the county.

GOP ignores veto threat, passes student loan bill

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 27, 2012
Tags: bill, club for growth, Economy, health care program, house minority leader nancy pelosi, House Speaker John Boehner, legislation, president obama, republican, senate, slush fund, student loan, veto, white house

WASHINGTON — Republicans ignored a veto threat and overcame a rebellion by party conservatives to push a bill through the House Friday keeping interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer. Lawmakers voted 215-195 to approve a bill that has become an election-year battle between the two parties over helping families [...]

Gov. O’Malley vetoes subpoena-copy bill

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 18, 2011
Tags: Annapolis, circuit court clerks, Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, gov. martin o'malley, legislation, maryland, photocopy, singed and sealed, subpoena-copy bill, veto

ANNAPOLIS – Gov. Martin O’Malley sided with Maryland’s top judge in vetoing legislation Wednesday that would have allowed attorneys to photocopy subpoena forms signed and sealed by circuit court clerks. In explaining his veto, O’Malley cited concerns that permitting attorneys to produce an unlimited number of valid summonses without court oversight could cause profound damage [...]

Chief Judge Bell seeks veto of Md. subpoena-copying bill

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 15, 2011
Tags: bill, chief judge robert bell, Court of Appeals, Del. Michael D. Smigiel Sr., gov. martin o'malley, maryland, photocopying, subpoena-copying, veto
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Maryland’s top judge is urging Gov. Martin O’Malley to veto legislation that would allow attorneys to photocopy subpoena forms signed and sealed by circuit court clerks, saying the ability to produce an unlimited number of valid summonses without court oversight could cause “profound” damage and abuse of the judicial system. House Bill 22 would permit [...]

Groups call for O’Malley’s veto of waste incineration bill

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 3, 2011
Tags: Annapolis, burning trash, Energy, gov. martin o'malley, maryland, O'Malley, renewable energy, veto, waste incineration, waste incineration bill

ANNAPOLIS — A growing coalition is urging Gov. Martin O’Malley to veto legislation that enhances incentives for facilities that create energy by incinerating trash. More than 35 local, state and national organizations sent a letter to O’Malley on Tuesday pressing for a veto. The measure moves energy generated by burning trash into a top-tier category [...]