GOP lawmaker slams tax-hike game plan

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A Republican lawmaker took issue Wednesday with an e-mail detailing a public relations plan from Gov. Martin O?Malley?s office to drum up support for a tax increase in order to avoid cuts at the local level.

State Sen. E. J. Pipkin, R-District 36, criticized David Bliden ? executive director of the Maryland Association of Counties ? for e-mailing local officials, asking them to create a “good product” demonstrating how potential budget cuts at the state level could affect county operations.

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