O’Malley blames Senate president for gridlock

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Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley squarely placed the blame on Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. for the political gridlock that resulted in the state legislature passing its “doomsday” budget, rather than compromising on a plan to raise new revenues.

O’Malley said Miller, a Democrat, held the revenues plan hostage in the interest of legislation that would expand gambling in Maryland by adding a sixth casino site in Prince George’s County and adding table games to all existing slots casinos. 

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