Mike Miller

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College that organizers estimated at 2,500, the Democrat outlined priorities that could have come straight out of the playbook of Gov. Martin O'Malley, Brown's term-limited partner in Annapolis. Brown is the first candidate, Democrat or Republican, to formally announce his candidacy, and he did so in uncompromisingly liberal terms - pledging to maintain Maryland's No. 1-ranked school system, to keep college tuition low and to invest aggressively in infrastructure and career training.

Once again, Gov. Martin O'Malley, House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller pull the wool over the eyes of Marylanders ("The state busts," May 8). What a great deal tables games are for the casino operators, while the Education Trust Fund receives the "table scraps. " How many Democrats does it take to screw Marylanders? Three. Earl Walter Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Sure, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. You are the only one smart enough to know what is wrong with the state finances and roads. Where is money that is supposed to be in the transportation fund? Why is it necessary to raise taxes to raise more money to divert to other purposes? Yes, there is Neanderthal thinking here but it is not on the Republican side. Finton Cordell Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College that organizers estimated at 2,500, the Democrat outlined priorities that could have come straight out of the playbook of Gov. Martin O'Malley, Brown's term-limited partner in Annapolis. Brown is the first candidate, Democrat or Republican, to formally announce his candidacy, and he did so in uncompromisingly liberal terms - pledging to maintain Maryland's No. 1-ranked school system, to keep college tuition low and to invest aggressively in infrastructure and career training.

Is Maryland's Senate president playing a slick game of hide-and-seek with handgun control supporters? Is he forming a subtle alliance with an anti-gun control senator so that all handgun measures will die in committee this session?That's the way it looks, judging from the actions of President Thomas V. Mike Miller of Prince George's County. After mouthing favorable words about bringing a gun-control measure to a vote on the Senate floor, Mr. Miller has reversed course: He's lining up with Sen. Walter Baker, the powerful committee chairman who has vowed to kill every gun-restriction bill that comes before him.Mr.

A second-degree assault charge against Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, filed last month by a Prince George's County developer, was dropped yesterday by a Baltimore prosecutor who said the allegation did not rise "to a criminal matter." Developer Leo Bruso, a longtime Prince George's businessman and chief executive officer of Land & Commercial Inc., claimed in a charging document that Miller had placed an arm on his biceps and then punched him in the jaw at a Sept. 20 Prince George's County Council hearing.

It's legacy time for Thomas V. Mike Miller, possibly the longest-serving Senate president in all the 50 states. It's a testament to his skill at rounding up the votes - for himself. He's been able to stay ahead of the bristling egos arrayed before him in the grand Senate chamber since he was first elected president in 1987. He's famous in Annapolis for getting his way. One of those who admire his clout offered this tribute: "Mike Miller could get the votes to burn down the State House."

THOMAS V. Mike Miller Jr. has served in the state Senate for 21 years. He's been its president for 10 years. He is proud of that chamber and especially of his long tenure as presiding officer.Yet now Mr. Miller has allowed the Senate to be embarrassed by Gov. Parris N. Glendening. He has put his colleagues in an unfair position. And he has gotten himself in a situation where he owes a big debt of gratitude to the governor. Mr. Glendening is sure to call in that IOU at crucial times.What Mr. Miller did was let it be known that he wouldn't be upset if the governor and his corrections secretary put his son, Thomas V. Miller III, in a $56,000 a year job as a parole commissioner.

When Gov. Parris N. Glendening blessed the appointment of Thomas V. Miller III to a $56,000-a-year seat on the Maryland Parole Commission last week, it amazed elected officials and political observers alike.It seemed nearly inconceivable to some that Glendening would award such a plum patronage job to the son of his one-time arch-enemy, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. -- a fellow Prince George's County Democrat who once said, "We need an honest governor, which rules out Parris."

Once again, Gov. Martin O'Malley, House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller pull the wool over the eyes of Marylanders ("The state busts," May 8). What a great deal tables games are for the casino operators, while the Education Trust Fund receives the "table scraps. " How many Democrats does it take to screw Marylanders? Three. Earl Walter Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

General Assembly leaders say a joint committee of top legislators will hear from corrections officials about alleged corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The briefing, to be held in June, replaces a House Judiciary Committee hearing that had been scheduled for next week. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch announced the joint public briefing of the Legislative Policy Committee by top corrections officials in June. Alexandra Hughes, a spokeswoman for the speaker, said the exact date of the briefing is expected to be announced next week.

Regarding your article about the $5,600 Maryland spent on security for Gov. Martin O'Malley's visit to the Super Bowl , why couldn't Mr. O'Malley have stayed at the governor's mansion with his two tax buddies, House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, and watched the game there? Staying home would have saved Maryland taxpayers a lot of money. Messrs. O'Malley, Busch and Miller have passed so many new taxes on Marylanders that where we live is now known as "The State that Taxes Anything that Moves.

Maryland will help sponsor eight festivals this year commemorating the War of 1812, an effort officials hope will boost tourism and economic development. The state would put up $2.1 million in matching grants to various non-profits for 23 War of 1812 projects, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. and Department of Business and Economic Development Secretary Dominick Murray announced Wednesday. About $400,000 will help pay for the festivals, which run from late April through September and most of which are in rural areas, except for one in September, called "Star-Spangled Banner Weekend" in Baltimore.

The House of Delegates passed a bill Saturday that would give the Prince George's County executive an unprecedented responsibility for the county's troubled school system. The legislation, approved after the House agreed to the Senate's rewrite of the original bill, now goes to Gov. Martin O'Malley.        The bill, sought by County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, would  let Baker choose the school system's next chief executive officer,  as the superintendent is called.  The county executive would also name the chair and vice chair of an expanded  school board made up of both elected and appointed members.  Currently the nine non-student members are all elected.        Opponents warned the partial takeover would set a precedent that could be followed by other county governments.  But Senate President  Thomas V. Mike Miller, who represents part of the county, and the county House and Senate delegations supported Baker.

The state Senate approved a bill Thursday night authorizing a partial takeover of the Prince George's County school system by the county executive. The legislation, approved 39 to 7, goes now to the House of Delegates. The General Assembly session ends Monday. The bill, sought by County Executive Rushern Baker, would let Baker choose the school system's next chief executive officer, as the superintendent is called. Baker also would choose the chair and vice chair of an expanded school board.

The Maryland Senate will take up a proposed increase in the state's gas tax Friday, and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller is expected to push it to a final vote before Sunday. According to Senate staff, Miller will try to bring the transportation revenue bill through preliminary approval and a final vote in a single day. But Miller told senators they might have to work Saturday of Easter weekend -- a not-so-subtle incentive to forestall delay. The gas tax bill was appoved Thursday by the Budget & Taxation Committee.

Good for Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller saying he believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman because that arrangement is blessed by God ( "Wait just a blessed moment, Mike Miller," Jan. 27). The majority of us still believe that! God has plenty to say against homosexual liaisons in the Bible, and nowhere does it say that He blesses such unions. All I can say to Dan Rodricks is that in the very end (of time), we will see who has this right. Diane Anderson

Now that the tax catastrophe is over, many photos will be snapped of Gov.Martin O'Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House SpeakerMichael E. Buschgloating over their "accomplishments. " Frankly. I don't know how these three can sleep at night. F. Cordell, Lutherville

Sure, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. You are the only one smart enough to know what is wrong with the state finances and roads. Where is money that is supposed to be in the transportation fund? Why is it necessary to raise taxes to raise more money to divert to other purposes? Yes, there is Neanderthal thinking here but it is not on the Republican side. Finton Cordell Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Wow! Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller was unhappy that his hero, President Barack Obama, did not bother to pay a visit to his loyal Maryland government adulators ("Miller laments not seeing president," Feb. 7). Well, Mike, the election is over and he's in his final term. You can't do much more for him. Draw your own conclusions so I won't have to write another letter of further explanation. F. Cordell Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts