Roy P Dyson

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said this afternoon that the governor's bill to limit septic systems will face strong opposition from other Democrats when it is debated later this week. "It is going to be dicey, very dicey," Miller told reporters....

Fridge bill fails The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday denied Del. Neil Parrott’s attempt to update the state law governing abandoned refrigerators. The committee voted 13-6 against the bill, largely along political lines. Republicans...

Baltimore County senators rebuffed an effort to abolish Maryland's death penalty yesterday, persuading lawmakers instead to restrict when capital punishment can be used. The Senate's first full debate on the death penalty in more than three decades was...

Gov. Martin O'Malley's push to end the death penalty in Maryland would probably fall short if a legislative vote were held today, even though the governor insisted yesterday that the repeal effort "has a real shot this year." A Baltimore Sun survey of...

Lawmakers in Annapolis are moving to tighten up campaign reporting requirements for the November referendum on legalizing slot machines, as both sides gird for what's expected to be a free-spending battle to win voters. The Senate heard two bills last...

Gov. Martin O'Malley is supporting legislation that would force the state to regulate staff training at private residential programs for juvenile offenders, officials said yesterday. The administration's endorsement bolsters the chances for a bill that...

In his debut committee performance testifying on behalf of the administration, Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele defended the governor's charter school plan yesterday, arguing that it would rescue low-income students mired in substandard schools. "Without...

One of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s top legislative priorities appeared to be in trouble yesterday after the Senate passed a charter schools bill that the administration calls unacceptable. "This is about kids, empowering kids," said Lt. Gov. Michael S....

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. collected $100,000 for his re-election campaign at a private fund-raiser held by a business partner of construction company owner Willard J. Hackerman this month, at the same time the governor's aides were contemplating the sale...

Legislative leaders and members of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration pledged yesterday to put aside their party differences to pass major initiatives during this year's General Assembly session to help the Chesapeake Bay and the environment....

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. personally endorsed a secret land deal creating a tax break worth almost $7 million for a politically connected builder, a top administration official said yesterday. State Department of General Services Secretary Boyd K....

The opening day of a rare special session of the Maryland General Assembly ended with legislative leaders locked in a showdown with Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. over how to subsidize the insurance bills of doctors. Both the Senate and House of Delegates...