Showing posts with label MD Gen Assembly 2009 426. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MD Gen Assembly 2009 426. Show all posts

Sunday, March 29, 2009

From the Maryland Senate Republican Caucus Friday March 27 2009

From the Maryland Senate Republican Caucus Friday March 27 2009

March 27, 2009

As the Maryland General Assembly realizes the end of the session is in sight, things are getting interesting…

From the Maryland Senate Republican Caucus Friday March 27 2009

A threatened filibuster over legal presence for drivers' licenses, statebudget shortfalls, death penalty repeal and self-defense for domesticviolence victims were highlights of "cross-over" week in the MarylandSenate.

To see our posts on these topics, visit our site at
www.mdsenategop.com.

20090327 From the Md Sen Rep Caucus Fri March 27 2009
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Annapolis lobbyist Carolyn Blanchard Cook hands out cookies and good cheer

Cook

Being a lobbyist in Annapolis is not always what it’s cracked up to be. Long hours and adversarial relationships are just a few of the perks.

[…]

Carolyn Blanchard Cook, deputy executive vice president of the
Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors and a lobbyist for the group, baked about four-dozen homemade chocolate chip cookies Wednesday morning and then playfully told people, via her Facebook page, to “come find me.”

[…]


Read the entire article here: ‘Self-appointed chick of good cheer’

20090319 Self appointed chick of good cheer by Bryan Sears
http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/blog/politics/151/self-appointed-chick-of-good-cheer/
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Maryland General Assembly Senate Budget and Taxation Committee


Maryland General Assembly Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

Saturday, March 14, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff

Cooped-up inside on a cold Marsh Saturday morning… Eighty-eight bond bill testimonies… My brain would’ve turned to mush.

20090314 MGA BandTc
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Maryland Senator George Edwards


Senator George Edwards

March 14, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff

Maryland General Assembly Budget and Taxation hearing Sat., March 14, 2009

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog

20090314 FB SDOSM Sen George Edwards

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Monday, March 9, 2009

Carroll Republicans’ Legislative Breakfast slated for March 14

Committee's legislative breakfast is March 14

Published in
http://explorecarroll.com/news/2461/news-briefs/ on 03/04/2009

The Republican Central Committee of Carroll County will host its annual Legislative Breakfast on March 14, 8 to 11 a.m., at the Wakefield Valley Golf and Conference Center, 1000 Fenby Farm Road, Westminster

Cost is $25, and includes breakfast buffet. Reservations must be pre-paid; no ticket sales at the door.

Make checks payable to The Republican Central Committee of Carroll County and mail by March 7 to P.O. Box 2108, Westminster, MD 21158-2108.

For details call April Rose at 410-875-0520 or David Jones 410-875-2748.

20090304 Carroll Republicans’ Legislative Breakfast slated for March 14
SDOSM 20090309

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Paul Kenneth Burns on Death Penalty Repeal-Part II






Paul Kenneth Burns on Death Penalty Repeal-Part II

Hussan Giordano interviews Senators Nancy Jacobs and Lisa Gladden, Gregory Kane, and our own Paul Kenneth Burns…

March 3, 2009

“The Reporters’ Round Table” Host Hussan Giordano interviews Senators Nancy Jacobs and Lisa Gladden, Gregory Kane, and our own Paul Kenneth Burns in a discussion on the fate of the Maryland death penalty, slots, the stimulus package and the state budget.

Click to watch: Death Penalty Repeal-Part II

It was a great informative and intelligent discussion and well worth the time to watch.

Mr. Burns reports here, “Reporters’ Roundtable,” (http://www.marylandpolitics.us/archives/1288) that this is his “first television appearance…as a political commentator.”

OMG – to be so young…

And for the record, Senators Gladden and Jacobs are a heckuva lot more attractive than Messrs. Burns and Kane.
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Senate Recesses Until Tomorrow Morning

Senate Recesses Until Tomorrow Morning

Maryland Senate Republican Caucus 5:45 PM March 3, 2009

Proving the point that committee work is best done in a standing committee and not on the Senate floor, the Senate approved two amendments to SB 279 - Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal that gutted the repeal provisions of the bill and substituted stricter requirements before the death penalty can be applied in a criminal case.

First, Senator James Brochin (D - Baltimore County) offered an amendment to strip the repeal provisions but require that a defendant could not be sentenced to the death penalty solely on the basis of eyewitness evidence.

Under Brochin's heightened requirements, prosecutors would have to provide physical evidence in addition to any eyewitness testimony before the death penalty applied.

This amendment passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 21 nays.

Second, Senator Robert Zirkin (D - Baltimore County) offered an amendment that provided more specific requirements for physical evidence that must be introduced before a defendant can be sentenced to a death penalty.

The Zirkin provisions require that a prosecutor introduce either: (1) biological or DNA evidence; (2) a videotaped voluntary interrogation and confession of the defendant; or (3) a video-recording that conclusively links the defendant to the murder.

After adoption of these amendments, action on additional amendments floundered as Senators requested an explanation of the impact of prior amendments. When informed that the bill no longer contain repeal provisions, several anti-death penalty members expressed dismay at the course of the floor proceedings.

"What we are getting is a real mess!" bemoaned Senator Delores Kelly (D - Baltimore County).

President Pro Tem Nathaniel McFadden added, "This is not one of the high points" of the Maryland Senate.

After about an hour of tumoil on the Senate floor, Senator EJ Pipkin (R - Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Caroline) move to recomit the bill back to the Judicial Proceedings Committee. The motion to recomit failed on a tie vote of 23 to 23.

When the next amendment was offered by Senator David Harrington (D – Prince George's), a motion was made by Senator Pipkin to lay the amendment over with the bill under the rules. During the first 80 days of session, a motion to lay over until the next day is automatic.

The Senate recessed and will re-convene to continue the death penalty flooraction at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.

Copies of the Senate votes on the amendments will be posted on our website
www.mdsenategop.com later this evening.

20090303 MSRC Senate Recesses Until Tomorrow Morning
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Senator Nancy Jacobs: Important Update on Death Penalty Legislation

Senator Nancy Jacobs: Important Update on Death Penalty Legislation

Maryland Senator Nancy Jacobs R-Dist. 34 Cecil and Harford Counties, e-mailed earlier today about the latest news on the death penalty legislation on the Maryland General Assembly.

She also partially answered a question that I have had in the back of my head; and that is if the Maryland Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 6 to 5 against SB 279 to repeal the death, then how did it make it to the Senate floor…?

Here’s what Senator Jacobs reported at 3:03 pm:

Dear Friend:

On Friday, the Maryland Senate's Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 5 FOR to 6 AGAINST S.B. 279--repeal of the death penalty. As a member of the Senate Judicial Proceedings I can say with authority that our committee feels that Maryland should keep the death penalty on our legal books. We killed it in our committee.

But in a rare procedural move, the full Maryland Senate considered changing our committee's unfavorable report to a favorable report. According to Senate President Mike Miller, this procedure has been used once before in 30 years. The Maryland Senate voted 25-22 to change the report and 24-23 to send the bill to second reader. Second reader is where amendments may be added to a bill. If the bill passes 2nd reader it moves to 3rd reader where open floor debates, and yes, the possibility of filibusters loom large.

You can view the procedural vote and the second reader votes please visit the posting on MDSenategop.com.

http://www.mdsenategop.com

The close votes indicate some senators are hemming and hawing over their support or opposition to the death penalty.

Should you support maintaining the death penalty then I strongly urge you to call Maryland Senate offices today telling them to support the death penalty and to support a filabuster if it comes down to one. You can call 1-800-492-7122 or 410-946-5400 and ask for the respective senate offices.

Sincerely,

Nancy Jacobs


20090303 Senator Jacobs Imp Update on Death Penalty Leg
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Death Penalty Repeal Bill Now Preserves the Death Penalty in MD

Death Penalty Repeal Bill Now Preserves the Death Penalty in MD

Maryland Senate Republican Caucus 4:30 PM March 3, 2009:

The Senate is now on the floor. Senator James Brochin (D - BaltimoreCounty) offered an amendment to preserve the death penalty in Maryland butto require that a defendant could be sentenced to the death penalty solelyon the basis of eyewitness testimony.

Prosecutors would be required to present physical evidence in addition to any eyewitness testimony. That amendment passed by vote of 25 - 21.

Additional amendments are being considered - check our website later todayfor a full review of this afternoon's Senate debate.


20090303 MSRC Death Pen Repeal Bill Now Preserves Death Pen
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Death Penalty Repeal Bill Moving to Second Reader

Death Penalty Repeal Bill Moving to Second Reader

Maryland Senate Republican Caucus 11:09 AM March 3, 2009

The Maryland Senate took up the death penalty debate during their morning session today. Senator Lisa Gladden (D - Baltimore City) moved that the bill be substituted for the unfavorable report of the Judicial Proceedings Committee. That motion passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 22 nays.

The next motion was to move the bill to second reader essentially providing a favorable report to the bill by the full Senate. That motion passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 23 nays.

President Miller announced that the Senate will have a second session today so that amendments can be offered and debated during the afternoon session.

Check our website later today for the voting record on these motions.


20090303 MSRC Death Pen Repeal Bill Moving to Sec Reader
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Delegate Richard Weldon’s Tentacle General Assembly Journal Dec 29 2008 to date

Delegate Richard Weldon’s Tentacle Maryland General Assembly Journal Dec 29 2008 to date

January 26, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 4
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
You can tell the 426th Maryland General Assembly is underway. Pick up any newspaper (assuming they still make home delivery in Frederick County), or turn on your evening news, and you’ll be assaulted with unmistakable evidence in the form of a failure of logic and reason.

January 19, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 3
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
The 426th Session of the Maryland General Assembly opened at noon last Wednesday. The normal pomp and ceremony seemed somehow muted, likely due to the budget storm clouds on the Annapolis horizon.

January 12, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 2
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
You stand at the base of the impressive marble steps and gaze up at the Georgian-era brick edifice to state governance laid out before you. This building, the Maryland State House, has served as the home of the state legislature since 1772.

December 29, 2008
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 1
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
In a nod to my Navy submarine background, a common countdown tool was the number of days and a wake-up call until some significant milestone.

20090216 Weldon Gen Assembly Journal Dec 29 2008 to date
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Friday, January 30, 2009

Maryland Republican Party response to the State of the State address


Maryland Republican Party response to the State of the State address part 1 and part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-cNOCzUeRk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkkw4Wu9DPg

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For Immediate Release January 29, 2009

Contact: Carrie Simons-Sparrow, 410-841-3401
Shannon Oxley, 410-841-3401

HOUSE MINORITY LEADER O’DONNELL RESPONDS TO STATE OF THE STATE

Calls Governors Plan to Increase Spending During Recession Mismanagement and Possible Bailout Financing Spending on our Childrens Children

ANNAPOLIS—House Minority Leader Anthony ODonnell (R-Calvert/St. Marys Counties) today delivered the minority partys response to Governor OMalleys State of the State address. ODonnell characterized the governors plan to increase spending during a recession as mismanaging taxpayers money and the governors anticipation of a federal bailout for Annapolis overspending as putting the burden on generations of Marylanders to come. ODonnell told Maryland Public Television:

Governor OMalley is basing most of his budgeting decisions on getting a federal bailout, a bailout that will be financed not just by you and me, but by our children and our childrens children. The governor is hoping to be bailed out for the mismanagement of our fiscal house with money that the federal government just does not have.

In this difficult economic climate, with Marylands unemployment rate at a 15-year high, the governor has not changed his budgeting approach. Hes planning on more and more spending of our money while ignoring the crisis that we are in. Even before a bailout comes, the governors budget increases state spending by about $800 million and puts us in worse shape.

By this administrations own actions of raising taxes and failing to reign in the growth of spending just before a recession, they have made an already bad situation much worse.

ODonnell also addressed the issues of soaring energy costs that have nearly doubled in the last two years and the need to secure Marylands drivers licenses, a critical safety and security issue.

Many promises have been made yet little progress has been shown on these matters. These issues have bipartisan support in the General Assembly and the wide support of Maryland residents.

Nuclear energy is one example that has to be pursued more aggressively in this state. It emits no greenhouse gases, will help decrease our dependence on foreign oil, and will increase our domestic energy supplies.

Nuclear energy is safe, clean, and environmentally-friendly, something we can all use and appreciate in the near and long term. It is enjoying renewed support in Washington and must as well in Maryland. Labor unions and industry as well as many environmentalists are vigorously supporting nuclear development.

This type of economic development can attract businesses and new good paying jobs, which is essential to improving our economy.

Maryland is the only state on the Eastern seaboard that does not require a legal presence to obtain a drivers license. In fact, Maryland is one of only four states in the U.S., one of only three states in the continental U.S., which does not require a legal presence to get a driver's license.

Citizens should be able to rely on government for safe roads and safe neighborhoods. But in recent years, weve seen increases in gang violence and increases in crime across the state.

One way we can tamp down on these growing problems is by regulating Marylands drivers licenses. This is a critical safety and security issue that also needs the attention of legislative leaders.

ODonnell closed by calling on Maryland to say enough is enough and urges the Governor and the General Assembly to work on solutions that benefit all Marylanders, not just Annapolis politicians.

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