Sen. Joan Carter Conway Singlehandedly Kills MD Wine Bill
A blog posting on Brewnotes about the direct wine shipping bill originally being held up by Sen. Joan Carter Conway, but now she has scheduled a hearing on Friday, March 5th:
Sen. Joan Carter Conway Singlehandedly Kills MD Wine Bill
| Update 02/20/2010: According to Alexander D. Mitchell IV via the Harrisburg Patriot News, the bill may not be dead yet. “Sen. Joan Carter Conway, has scheduled a hearing on Senate Bill 566, the direct wine shipping bill, on Friday, March 5” |
| Update 02/19/2010: According to this article, Adam "Borden
said Conway has said she will schedule a Senate hearing for the bill
after it passes in the House, which is where his organization is now
concentrating its efforts. The House version of the bill, HB716, has a
hearing scheduled for March 5." |
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Well folks, she did it. No surprise there. The surprise is “Carter Conway refused to bring the bill up for a hearing, effectively killing the legislation this year”.
I’m not sure how this is democracy when the legislation had the support
of 106/188 state legislators. If her argument was sound, she would
have let the hearing occur.
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| Coverage here. Maryland’s Wine Siege Continues!. |
| I urge you to let her know how wrong she handled this legislation. Here are her contact details. |
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JOAN CARTER CONWAY
Democrat, District 43, Baltimore City
Miller Senate Office Building, 2 West Wing
11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3145, (301) 858-3145
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3145 (toll free)
e-mail: joan.carter.conway@senate.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3135, (301) 858-3135
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