David Brinkley

Delegation says county stands to lose $1 million in special session

2012-05-06 19:40:00

Carroll County's Delegation to Annapolis said this past week that the county would be better off under the state's "doomsday" budget, and stands to lose some $1 million in state funding in a special session of the Maryland General Assembly. In a May 3...

GOP upstart defeats party stalwart for national political seat

2012-04-28 13:47:19

SOLOMONS — A conservative activist running an insurgent candidacy against the Maryland Republican establishment seized the post of national committeewoman at the state GOP convention Saturday, beating longtime party stalwart Audrey E. Scott. The...

Md. voters to have say in GOP primary

2012-04-03 10:20:00

Candidates in the 6th Congressional District ran from polling place to polling place this morning, confronting particularly low turnouts despite the sunny, warm weather. Still, the candidates were confident in their get-out-the-vote operation and...

Miller wants to see Delaney's tax forms

2012-04-04 11:49:00

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said he'll back John Delaney's bid to win in sixth Congressional District -- but he'd also like to see the candidate's income tax forms. "The fact is it is over, and people spoke," Miller said. "I’m going...

Senate vote count from 2011 on same-sex marriage

2012-02-20 16:24:51

Maryland's Senate voted last year on a same-sex marriage bill, unlike the House which took their first vote Friday. Here's how Senators stood on the issue in 2011. Voting Yea – 25 Sen. James Brochin Sen. Robert Garagiola Sen. Nancy King Sen....

Maryland Senate votes to tax the rich

2012-03-15 17:17:00

The state Senate voted Thursday to significantly raise taxes on Marylanders earning half a million dollars or more — prompting complaints that liberals were bent on launching class warfare in the state. The Senate's vote to adopt what is being...

Delaney outpaces Garagiola in 6th District fundraising

2012-03-22 22:45:00

Democratic congressional candidate John Delaney outraised state Sen. Rob Garagiola by more than three-to-one and then loaned himself an additional $1.3 million this year, giving the Potomac banker a significant financial advantage in the competitive 6th...

Senate panel approves income tax increase

2012-03-08 17:00:01

Determined to avoid deep cuts to state spending, a Senate committee voted Thursday to approve an increase of roughly one-quarter of a percent in Maryland's income tax rate and to shift part of the state's teacher pension costs to the counties, though at a...

Supreme Court begins hearings on health care law

2012-03-26 15:49:00

It was 1942 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Congress could influence wheat prices by telling farmers how much they could grow. So the idea that Congress mandate that all Americans buy health insurance isn't that far-fetched and has legal...

Two GOP lawmakers seek to replace Bartlett

2012-03-28 15:46:00

Three months ago, everyone assumed Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett would retire. Now, with just days to go before Tuesday's primary, the 85-year-old former scientist is poised to capture the GOP nomination in Maryland's 6th District for the 11th time....

Brinkley on TV in 6th District

2012-03-30 05:11:00

State Sen. David Brinkley, who is running for the Republican nomination in Maryland's 6th Congressional District, is airing the first television ad of his campaign Friday. The 30-second spot takes aim at incumbent Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett without...

Bartlett airs first TV ad in 6th District

2012-03-14 05:40:00

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, the 10-term Republican incumbent fighting for reelection in Maryland's redrawn 6th Congressional District, will begin airing his first television advertisement today, a mostly introductory spot that focuses on the lawmaker's fiscal...

State Sen. David R. Brinkley, a Frederick County Republican, raised $69,560, including candidate contributions.

2012-04-03 12:35:42

The news: Several legislators, including (clockwise from top left) Sen. C. Anthony Muse, Sen. Nancy Jacobs, Del. Anthony O'Donnell and Sen. David Brinkley are running or considering runs for the U.S. House or Senate. They join Sen.

2012-01-05 14:18:47

David Brinkley

2012-01-04 18:05:41