Maryland: Thomas V. Mike Miller

August 7, 2009 - 01:57 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Miller joins O'Malley in urging county council action on slots zoning

Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, a huge proponent of legalizing slot machines in Maryland, joined Gov. Martin O’Malley in chiding Anne Arundel County officials for their inaction on rezoning land where a slots parlor is proposed. Miller characterized...

August 7, 2009 - 01:57 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Miller joins O'Malley in urging county council action on slots zoning

Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, a huge proponent of legalizing slot machines in Maryland, joined Gov. Martin O’Malley in chiding Anne Arundel County officials for their inaction on rezoning land where a slots parlor is proposed. Miller characterized...

July 8, 2009 - 01:19 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Don't call it a comeback; Miller's been here for years

It’s Miller time again. In Annapolis, of course, that’s a reference to Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. But it also could refer to Ron Miller, an information technology consultant and conservative Republican who tried unsuccessfully to unseat the...

April 1, 2009 - 03:13 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Miller, Jacobs mix it up over the budget

An Annapolis dispatch from Laura Smitherman: Budget battles in the Senate turned testy today when an admittedly frustrated Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, the Democratic strongman of the chamber, tried to end debate on a Republican proposal from Sen....

April 1, 2009 - 03:13 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Miller, Jacobs mix it up over the budget

An Annapolis dispatch from Laura Smitherman: Budget battles in the Senate turned testy today when an admittedly frustrated Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, the Democratic strongman of the chamber, tried to end debate on a Republican proposal from Sen....

March 24, 2009 - 02:34 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Senate President: Time has come to change the state song

Annapolis Dispatch from The Baltimore Sun's Julie Bykowicz The Senate president — a huge history buff — made a startling announcement during session Tuesday, the eve of “Maryland Day,” celebrating the state’s 375th birthday. Sen. President Thomas V. Mike Miller...

March 24, 2009 - 02:34 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Senate President: Time has come to change the state song

Annapolis Dispatch from The Baltimore Sun's Julie Bykowicz The Senate president — a huge history buff — made a startling announcement during session Tuesday, the eve of “Maryland Day,” celebrating the state’s 375th birthday. Sen. President Thomas V. Mike Miller...

March 18, 2009 - 02:17 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Special session to make sure the Preakness doesn't become the next Colts?

From the Baltimore Sun's Laura Smitherman: Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said today he would be open to holding a special session of the General Assembly if legislation is needed to ensure the Preakness Stakes stays in Maryland. The...

March 18, 2009 - 02:17 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Special session to make sure the Preakness doesn't become the next Colts?

From the Baltimore Sun's Laura Smitherman: Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said today he would be open to holding a special session of the General Assembly if legislation is needed to ensure the Preakness Stakes stays in Maryland. The...

March 6, 2009 - 12:55 am
NEWS FEED: Red Maryland

Once and Again and Again

Last year I wrote this:
No matter how bad the budget deficit gets, leftists in Annapolis still always come back the bad idea of public campaign financing:
So guess what bad idea just got a major boost?
Prospects for public financing of General Assembly campaigns should get a major boost Friday, when Sen. President Thomas V. Mike Miller is expected to announce his support for a plan similar to one that failed in his chamber by a single vote in 2007, when he opposed it.

A previous opponent of public campaign financing, Miller lent his support to this year's version after good-government advocates agreed that traditional limits on campaign contributions should be raised for the first time in years, according to a person familiar with the proposal.