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Maryland: David Brinkley

March 8, 2009 - 05:22 am
NEWS FEED: Red Maryland

Stupid, Green, and Growing...Your Cost of Living

By Mark Newgent (noreply@blogger.com)

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act passed the Senate last week by a 36-9 vote. To refresh: the bill—introduced by the O’Malley administration—aims to reduce GHG emissions 25% below 2006 levels by 2020. The administration and its environmental allies claim the reductions will stem the tide of global warming, all while providing net economic growth and more jobs. This is part of O’Malley’s “Smart, Green and Growing” initiative. Four Republicans inexplicably voted for this monstrosity (David Brinkley, Barry Glassman, Andy Harris, and EJ Pipkin). The house version of the bill, now awaits a vote in the Economic Matters Committee, where it died last year.

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Fri, 10/31/2008 - 13:10

News-Post: Brinkley plans to seek re-election

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

State Sen. David Brinkley (R-Frederick) says he will seek re-election in 2010, despite reports suggesting otherwise, according to The Frederick News-Post.

Brinkley stepped down as Senate Minority Leader over the summer following reports of domestic disturbance. However, Brinkley announced his re-election plans Thursday, prior to signing a protective order with his wife.

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Fri, 10/31/2008 - 12:13
WALLY EDGE

This week's PolitickerMD.com's Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

This week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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Tue, 09/16/2008 - 16:08

Senate GOP: O'Malley's cuts will 'wreak havoc'

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

State Senate Republicans are taking shots at Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D-Baltimore) fiscal policies, following Tuesday's caucus meeting.

"Governor O'Malley's proposal to now cut one-quarter billion dollars from a budget only three months old will wreak havoc to state employees and those who depend upon state services for their livelihood," state Senate Minority Leader Allan Kittleman (R-West Friendship) said in a statement.

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Tue, 09/16/2008 - 13:13

Kittleman now Senate minority leader, Jacobs becomes whip

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Update 

Maryland's Senate Republican Caucus re-organized its leadership on Tuesday.

State Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-West Friendship) got bumped up from minority whip to minority leader and state Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R) will reside as the caucuses new minority whip.

The reassignment came after state Sen. David Brinkley (R-New Market) announced he would step down as minority leader in August.

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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 09:15

This week's PolitickerMD.com's Winners & Losers

By Politicker Staff

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It's Maryland's Winners and Losers for August 22, 2008. CLICK HERE.

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Sat, 08/23/2008 - 14:27

Brinkley to step aside as GOP Senate leader

By Politicker Staff

[img_assist|nid=2497|title=Senate Minority Leader David Brinkley (R-New Market)|desc=|link=none|url=undefined|align=right|width=180|height=250]State Senate Minority Leader David R. Brinkley (R-New Market) has announced he will step down from his leadership post, possibly as soon as next month, when Senate Republicans are set to re-organize.

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Fri, 06/13/2008 - 11:45

This Week's Maryland 'Winners and Losers'

By Politicker Staff

[img_assist|nid=2369|title=|desc=|link=url|url=http://www.politickermd.com/winners_losers/june-13-2008|align=left|width=420|height=107]What do two flacks, two candidates for Congress, two regulators, three party leaders and a soon-to-be-ex House member all have in common?

Why, they're all in Maryland's Winners and Losers for June 13, 2008! | CLICK HERE

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Mon, 06/09/2008 - 15:21

Ready calls Brinkley issue a ‘personal matter’ as details of domestic disturbance surface

By Kevin Agnese

Justin Ready, the executive director of the Maryland Republican Party, told PolitickerMD.com today that the controversy surrounding Senate Minority Leader David Brinkley (R-New Market) is a "personal matter between Sen. Brinkley and his family and that's all we are going to say about it."

"At this point we wish Sen. Brinkley and his family the best as they deal with a personal situation," Ready said.

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Fri, 06/06/2008 - 18:44

Brinkley chief-of-staff takes leave of absence

By Kevin Agnese

[img_assist|nid=2520|title=Jacqui Nigh|desc=In 2005|link=none|align=right|width=120|height=171]Jacqui Nigh, the chief-of-staff to the state Senate Minority Leader David Brinkley (R-New Market) has taken a leave of absence, saying she wanted to give the senator and his wife “personal time.”

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