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For the Record, Female Candidates – Numbering 190 – Will Be on State’s Tuesday Primary Ballots
Fed up with the disproportionately small number of women holding elected offices and fueled by the Trump administration, the #MeToo...
Democratic Hopeful Colvin Picks Up Gilchrest Endorsement in 1st District House Race
Democrats in Maryland’s 1st congressional district are poised to decide who will take on four-term incumbent Rep. Andy P. Harris (R) in...
Possible Changing of the Guard for Baltimore’s Democratic Foot Soldiers
Late on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, state Del. Luke H. Clippinger, a campaign staffer and...
Sen. Muse Has Yet to File His June Campaign Finance Report
A sitting member of the Maryland legislature appears to have blown off the most recent deadline for filing fundraising reports. Sen. C....
Longshots Shea and Scott Bank on a Surprising Windfall From Their Home Turf
With less than 48 hours to go until the polls close on Maryland’s 2018 primary election, there are still a heck of a lot of undecided...
Candidates Ply Weary Supporters With Words of Inspiration -- and Pizza
Rushern L. Baker III and Benjamin T. Jealous, the Democratic frontrunners in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary, spent the weekend pumping...
Could Anti-Development Candidates Win 3 Big County Executive Primaries?
Of all the political cross-currents at play in Maryland as Tuesday’s primaries approach, one little-noticed trend in key suburban...
Frank DeFilippo: Trump Family Values
Now that President Trump has backtracked (temporarily) on his menacing policy of snatching babies from their mothers’ bosoms and jailing...
Computer Glitch Impacting Voter Rolls Creates Pre-Primary Firestorm
A computer glitch at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has prevented voter registration changes made by roughly 18,800 residents...
More Charges in MoCo Race: Complaint Hints of Improper Coordination Between Elrich, Progressive Md.
Days after a voter asked the Maryland State Board of Elections to look into possible illegal coordination between a well-funded political...
Police Union Cash Stokes Pro-Almond Super PAC in Baltimore County
A Super PAC supporting Vicki L. Almond’s bid for Baltimore County executive has dumped $10,000 into online advertising, after picking up...
Will Former Lawmaker’s Comeback Bid be Marred by Supporter’s 'Dementia' Crack?
A supporter of Prince George’s County Council candidate Thomas E. Dernoga (D) is drawing criticism for comments she made about a retiring...
Meet the David Running Against Goliath Mike Miller
On one of the last weeknights of the primary campaign, Tommi Makila pulls his car off Branch Avenue and parks in a quiet Clinton...
Records: Union Cash Went to Aid Jealous, Liberal Candidates, Conservative Ministers' PAC
After failing to file campaign finance reports in Maryland for years, the New York-based political action committee for a health care...
Feuding Lawmakers Take Their Quarrel to House GOP Caucus
An already nasty Republican race for the House of Delegates in the 7th District turned decidedly nastier this week when feuding delegates...
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