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Md. Senate committee approves DNR secretary nomination despite Gill’s recent conflicts with commercial fishermen.

A couple dozen watermen came to oppose Gill’s nomination, and some said the snowstorm had prevented many more from coming. They see Gill as an ill-tempered bully who dislikes the commercial fishing industry.  Gill’s supporters say that isn’t his personality and doesn’t reflect his record with the DNR, where he was the principal attorney for 14 years and the deputy secretary since 2010. Read more here 05:59