• Font Size    

WJZ.COM Editor's Picks

Jewish Celebrities
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Former House Speaker Works With Allegany

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
Jul 2, 2009 9:20 pm US/Eastern

Former House Speaker Works With Allegany

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) ― An Allegany County Commissioner says working with the former House speaker, who is now a lobbyist, has been beneficial for the county the lobbyist.

Commissioner Dale Lewis says former speaker Cas Taylor is the county's "point man" with the law firm of Alexander and Cleaver.

He said Taylor is "a big help to Allegany County."

Lewis says Taylor, who spent 28 years as an elected officials in the House of Delegates, still has considerable influence in Annapolis.

Taylor believes the relationship is a successful one. He says he was hired to monitor, advise and lobby for Allegany County.

The county's contract with Taylor comes up for renewal in October.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

WJZ.COM's Most Popular Slideshows

© MMIX, CBS Corporation. All Rights Reserved.