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Mike Miller
Jan 21, 2014

Miller: Legal pot will happen ‘in my lifetime’

The legalization of recreational marijuana is coming to Maryland but probably not this year or any time soon, according to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.

Jan 20, 2014

Senate greenlights rule allowing live-streaming of voting sessions

The rule change is two years in the making.

Jan 20, 2014

Senate approves emergency health care bill in preliminary vote

The Maryland Senate late Monday approved a bill that would provide insurance benefits to people who were unsuccessful in their attempt to sign up for coverage through the state health benefits exchange website.

Jan 20, 2014

Maryland fairs poorly in university solvency evaluation

Overall, Maryland ranked 44th, according to the Mercatus survey, just above New York, California, Massachusettes, Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Jan 20, 2014

Miller predicts changes to O’Malley minimum wage bill

The Senate president predicts an increase but said he wasn't sure what that might look like other than to say "it's going to be different, in my opinion, from what the governor has proposed and it's going to be different from what the people in Prince George's and Montgomery County have already enacted."

Jan 15, 2014

The decision of the judges is final, unless…

In the case of attorneys at initial bail hearing in Maryland that line might very well read: The decision of the judges shall remain final unless we don't like it.

Jan 15, 2014

Mission failure: O’Malley budget won’t erase structural deficit

O'Malley's soon-to-be-released spending plan, which is expected to come in around $39 billion for the next fiscal 2015, would be about $2 billion more than the budget approved for the current year.

Jan 10, 2014

Emergency health care bill ‘just another Band-Aid’

A proposal to create bridge for people who thought they signed up for health insurance through a state website is not getting rave reviews from some Republicans.

Jan 9, 2014

Busch: Dwyer ‘lost his privilege’

"It's a privilege to serve on a committee, not a guarantee," Busch said. "[Dwyer] lost that privilege."

Jan 9, 2014

Dwyer removed from committee assignment

Del. Don Dwyer's afternoons for the next 90 days have been suddenly freed up.

Jan 8, 2014

O’Malley: School systems fall short when it comes to transparency

O'Malley, who seemed surprised by a sixth-grade student's question, said school systems don't always do a good job when it comes to public transparency and said lawmakers might need to see if there is a legislative remedy.

Jan 7, 2014

‘Mexican’ comments were ‘a poor choice of words’

Del. Curt Anderson Tuesday said he erred when he spoke about the race of workers at a Baltimore City school.