Day: January 10, 2014

Speaker Busch strips Del. Dwyer of committee assignment, freeing up his afternoons. Dwyer accepts punishment with no sign of his resignation; quick action expected on emergency legislation for retroactive health insurance; lawmakers seek to stop Maryland Student Assessment testing; House, Senate leaders back estate tax cuts; four teams are chosen to vie for public-private partnership over Purple Line construction, operation; Sen. Shank to push for curbs on police monitoring; a year after Ethan Saylor’s death, governor’s commission urges more discussion on integrating the disabled into society; and Lt. Gov. Brown, Board of Elections seek dismissal of Gansler lawsuit over Ulman being allowed to continue to fund-raise.