Delegate Dwyer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland state delegate accused of operating a powerboat while drunk plans to discuss the charges against him as he prepares to stand trial.
The Capital of Annapolis reports that Del. Don Dwyer will hold a news conference Monday, one day before his trial in Annapolis is scheduled to start.
Dwyer, an Anne Arundel County Republican, is charged in a boating crash on the Magothy River last August that injured multiple people.
Dwyer, who is seeking re-election, has admitted being drunk at the time of the crash.
He has said he began drinking heavily as a result of a separation from his wife and because he felt betrayed by fellow lawmakers who voted in support of gay marriage legislation.
O'Malley Endorsement
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has formally endorsed Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown to be his successor.
O'Malley made the endorsement Saturday at Waverly Elementary/Middle School, saying his lieutenant governor and fellow Democrat has his full support in the 2014 race.
Brown formally declared his candidacy Friday at a picnic at Prince George's County Community College, where he pledged to grow the state's economy by creating jobs.
The 51-year-old Brown, a Harvard-trained lawyer and Iraq war veteran, is seeking to become the state's first black governor. He's been lieutenant governor for more than six years.
State Attorney General Doug Gansler may be Brown's most formidable opponent in the 2014 Democratic primary.
