Senate President Mike Miller told county officials from across that Maryland that he wants to expand casino gambling, increase the gas tax and push some of the costs of state pensions onto the counties.
Senate President Mike Miller told county officials from across that Maryland that he wants to expand casino gambling, increase the gas tax and push some of the costs of state pensions onto the counties.
Lt. Gov. Brown promises spending, while O’Malley administration weighs how to get the revenues for it; Obama’s “leaner military” may be better for state jobs; Muse challenges Cardin; several Congressional endorsements (and a distinct non-endorsement) announced; analysts and politicos look ahead to issues coming before the General Assembly.
Maryland has become increasingly polarized politically over the past two decades, but it will likely stay dominated by Democrats as it has been since the 19th century, although today’s Democrats bear little resemblance to those a century ago. That’s among the broad conclusions of a new book on the state’s political past, present and future by two local professors, who have also played an active hand in many election campaigns – mostly on the Democratic side.
Herb Smith and John Willis discuss their new book "Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance" with Maryland Reporter editor Len Lazarick.
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