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Andy Brownfield

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Andy Brownfield is a reporter for The Washington Examiner covering Maryland state government.

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  • Maryland to start ticketing for cellphone use while driving

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    Study: Such laws affect accidents little Marylanders soon will be ticketed for texting or talking on a mobile phone while driving under a new law, but studies show such crackdowns on phone use do little to prevent traffic accidents. The new law means drivers who are emailing, texting or...

  • 3-Minute Interview: Artist Anthony Dye

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    Dye started painting in Georgia's Dooly State Prison, where he was serving 20 years for armed robbery. The prison wouldn't provide him with art supplies, so he began painting with things like mustard, coffee and fruit punch. After he got out in April, Dye relocated to the District and is for a...

  • Maryland law punishes those who wreak 'fiscal terror'

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    A new Maryland law punishes those who file false financial claims against state residents, a tactic used by anti-government extremists to ruin the finances of public officials. The law stemmed from cases where anti-government "sovereign citizens" had filed fraudulent liens against public...

  • Democratic fundraiser exceeds goals despite union boycott

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    The Montgomery County Democratic Party's spring fundraiser brought in more money than expected despite a union boycott that organizers credit for low attendance. A spokeswoman for the county Democratic Central Committee said the May 11 Spring Ball had already raised more than $50,000 and the...

  • Gov. Martin O'Malley announces $1.2 billion in transportation projects

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Governor signs gas tax bill to fund them ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday announced $1.2 billion in transportation projects as he signed into law a new gas tax to fund them. The projects include the proposed Purple and Red light rail lines in Montgomery and Prince...

  • Gov. Martin O'Malley signs gun law amid threats of lawsuit, referendum

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday some of the toughest new gun restrictions in the nation, though a lawsuit and possible voter referendum threaten the new measure. The law takes effect Oct. 1 and bans the sale of 45 assault weapons and long guns that contain...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Chocolate City Beer co-founder Ben Matz

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    The Chocolate City Beer co-founder always knew he wanted to get into brewing. At the age of 18, Matz took an interest in homebrewing and took in all the information he could on the topic. Fast-forward and Matz now helms a production brewery in the District, a budding beer town, with hopes of...

  • Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley to sign gun bill as shooting deaths decline

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    Gov. Martin O'Malley is set to sign into law some of the toughest gun restrictions in the nation on Thursday at a time when gun deaths in Maryland are at their lowest point since the FBI started collecting data in 1995. In Maryland, 272 people were killed with a gun in 2011, the most recent...

  • New gun law makes Maryland among most restrictive states

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    The new gun law to be signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday would make Maryland among the most restrictive states in the nation for gun ownership, though other states impose even more burdens on those looking to purchase or own guns. Maryland's new law -- one of many increasing...



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