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New, returning politicians play office assignment game
- Before the new Maryland General Assembly meets in January, a lot of things have to come apart in Annapolis.
- Before the new Maryland General Assembly meets in January, a lot of things have to come apart in Annapolis.
Prince George’s keeps a voice in the governor’s office
- Anthony Brown is no stranger to Annapolis — Prince George’s County voters have sent the Mitchellville resident to the General Assembly twice as a delegate from District 25.
Court won’t extend absentee deadline
- Despite her best efforts, Baltimore County resident Melisande Fritszche’s vote didn’t count this election — and Maryland’s highest court says it’s going to stay that way.
Steele’s bid for national party job comes up short
- Maryland’s lieutenant governor has had a rough week.
- Maryland’s lieutenant governor has had a rough week.
Report: O’Malley refused Breathalyzer
- Gov.-elect Martin O’Malley failed several field sobriety tests and refused to take a Breathalyzer nearly two decades ago when he was pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving, according to a report obtained by WBAL Radio.
New clout in Annapolis for Montgomery County
- Montgomery County’s clout as Maryland’s largest jurisdiction for more than a decade — an estimated 927,000 last year — will this January be reflected for the first time in the leaders that control much of state government long dominated by politicians from Baltimore.
Connections may benefit Maryland
- With Maryland roots beneath two of Tuesday night’s biggest expected winners on the national scene — Rep. Nancy Pelosi, poised to be speaker of the House, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, who could become majority leader — some predict those connections will pay off big for the state.
How Ehrlich lost: In the margins
- There are a dozen possible answers to the question of why state Gov. Robert Ehrlich lost his re-election bid — not the least of which is that the governor is Republican in a year that was very bad for Republicans.
GOP sounds the alarm early
- Despite anecdotal reports of high voter turnout, Republican operatives sent out warnings early Tuesday that low turnout might endanger Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s bid for re-election.
- Despite anecdotal reports of high voter turnout, Republican operatives sent out warnings early Tuesday that low turnout might endanger Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s bid for re-election.
State one of at least 19 offering sedatives to death row inmates
- Maryland is one of at least 19 states that offers sedative drugs to condemned inmates before they are put to death.
Gore stumps hard for state Democrats
- Democratic politicos call it “the center of the action in politics,” and Leisure World retirement community in Montgomery County — Maryland’s largest single voting precinct with more than 6,700 registered Democrats — lived up to its name on Monday as former Vice President Al Gore fired up an auditorium of seniors for the entire statewide ticket Monday.
- Democratic politicos call it “the center of the action in politics,” and Leisure World retirement community in Montgomery County — Maryland’s largest single voting precinct with more than 6,700 registered Democrats — lived up to its name on Monday as former Vice President Al Gore fired up an auditorium of seniors for the entire statewide ticket Monday.
Senate hopefuls find common ground at debate
- In an unexpected final debate, the three candidates in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race showed surprising agreement on the issues raised by a group of black pastors focused on economic empowerment, even as they sought to draw sharp contrast in their views.
Ehrlich raises eminent domain as polling issue
- At a stone ranch house on a quiet street in eastern Baltimore County, Gov. Robert Ehrlich sought to revive the debate on eminent domain, the government condemnation powers that were one of the most controversial issues in recent years in the county he needs to carry heavily to win re-election.