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Politicians seek ways to cut price of gasoline
Sun StaffMaryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller ordered an examination yesterday of whether the state should emulate a law passed in Hawaii that limits the price gasoline distributors can charge, as well as copy price-gouging regulations on the books in...Tags: Sonny Perdue, Maryland, Government, Prince George's County, Atlanta
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Md. personnel panel's initial hearing exudes cooperation
Sun StaffThe tone was collegial yesterday as members of a bipartisan special committee to investigate state personnel practices pledged to work together to examine the last three governors' firing policies, not just those of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. The tenor...Tags: State Budgets, Career and Workplace, Government, Republican Party, Regional Authority
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Personnel review panel to have subpoena right
Sun StaffIn a day marked by partisan feuding and a sweeping dismissal of GOP concerns, General Assembly leaders voted yesterday to give subpoena power to a special committee examining the governor's personnel practices. The Legislative Policy Committee - led by...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Elections
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Democrats want to hear from Steffen
Sun reporterDemocratic lawmakers reviewing Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s personnel practices said yesterday that they want to hear more from Joseph F. Steffen Jr., the former Ehrlich aide who said last weekend he was instructed by top administration officials to...Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, Halloween, Government, Regional Authority
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Ehrlich counsel calls for GOP right to hire lawyer in personnel probe
Sun StaffGov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s legal counsel requested yesterday that Republicans on a special committee reviewing the administration's personnel practices have the right to hire their own attorney. In a letter to the committee's chairman, Jervis S. Finney...Tags: Employers, Maryland, Career and Workplace, Heads of State, Government
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Statewide smoking ban likely
Sun reporterA statewide ban on smoking in bars and restaurants is likely to win approval from the Maryland General Assembly this year, legislative leaders say, as the number of counties that have adopted local versions of the proposed law continues to grow. "It's...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Maryland, Health and Safety at School, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Slots foes expect fight, but not win
Sun StaffSenate opponents of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s bill to allow slots at Maryland racetracks girded for a floor fight today while conceding their chances are dismal in the face of Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller's determined support. The...Tags: Delores G. Kelley, Maryland, Howard County, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Patrick J Hogan
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State deficit tops Ehrlich's agenda
Sun StaffIn Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., the first Republican governor in Maryland since 1966, many business leaders believe they have one of their strongest allies in Annapolis. But as he begins his second General Assembly session today as governor, Ehrlich is...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Heads of State, Government, Social Security, Business
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Panel is created to study Ehrlich personnel moves
Sun StaffLegislative leaders created a committee yesterday to examine Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s personnel practices, saying they need to investigate allegations that the administration fired longtime bureaucrats solely because of their political affiliation....Tags: Heads of State, Government, Employment, Crime, Law and Justice, Brian E Frosh
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Inquiry of lawmakers who contacted judges on remapping complete
Sun StaffThe General Assembly's ethics committee completed its investigation last night into the actions of six lawmakers who contacted Court of Appeals judges about lawsuits against the state's redistricting plan. But after 9 1/2 hours of closed deliberations,...Tags: Ethics, Prosecution, Maryland, Howard County, Values
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Governor talks veto, lawmakers talk override
Sun StaffLess than 12 hours after the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation to keep malpractice insurance costs for doctors in check, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said Thursday that he is preparing his veto message and will hold a ceremony next week to nix...Tags: Gynecology, Maryland, Health, Government, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Contenders vie to take job as House speaker
Sun StaffEven as House Speaker Casper R. Taylor Jr. awaits the final vote count in his tight Western Maryland delegate race, the leading contenders to replace him as the House of Delegates' leader are angling to secure the post. Dels. Michael E. Busch, an Anne...Tags: Maryland, Government, Retirement, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Montgomery County (Maryland)
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