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Trone Returns to Campaign Trail; Some Ex-Foes Have Yet to Endorse
Congressional candidate David J. Trone is returning to the campaign trail for the first time since having cancer surgery earlier this...
Lies, Damned Lies and (Gubernatorial Fundraising) Statistics
Strategists for Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) had a field day Tuesday with the news that his Democratic challenger, Benjamin T. Jealous,...
Hogan Camp Sets Fundraising Expectations -- For Jealous
The bottom line was the bottom line – and it was impressive. But what was even more noteworthy about the memo Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan...
Weed Whacker: Hogan Team Questions Jealous Plans for Legal Pot
Maryland Democrats are touting a plan backed by their gubernatorial hopeful, Benjamin T. Jealous, to expand kindergarten to 4-year-olds,...
Dems Try to Take the Fight to Hogan on Kirwan Education Recommendations
Turns out there was a Democratic presence at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference after all. Benjamin T. Jealous, the...
Maryland Democrats Keep Fragile Peace on Del. Anderson Sexual Misconduct Case
Maryland Democratic Chairwoman Kathleen Matthews has brokered an uneasy peace between women’s groups urging party officials to take an...
In the Blink of an Eye, State Seems Poised to Protect Abortion Rights
We’ve seen this movie before: Democrats offer a significant policy recommendation. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) genially sidesteps...
Activists in Prince George's Take Aim at 'Official' Primary Ballots
A potent campaign season tool in Prince George’s County for decades is attracting the ire of newly energized Democratic activists who...
Maryland Dems Cut Ties With Baltimore Lawmaker Accused of Sexual Misconduct
The Maryland Democratic Party is cutting ties with embattled Del. Curtis S. Anderson (D-Baltimore City), who has been accused by multiple...
Veteran Operative Returns to Coordinate Democrats' Statewide Push
A veteran political organizer who helped lead Maryland Democrats to victory earlier this decade is returning to run the party’s...
Somber from Week's Headlines, Dems Get Fired Up at Unity Rally
Democratic activists who came together in Montgomery County on Thursday night may have needed some solace. Their gathering, a quadrennial...
Officials Scramble to Stave Off Primary Day Disaster Following MVA Computer Glitch
In a stunning last-minute development on the eve of Maryland’s primary election, the state Motor Vehicle Administration admitted Monday...
Launching Reelection Bid, Disciplined Hogan Can't Help Looking Back
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) officially kicked off his reelection bid before hundreds of cheering supporters at an Annapolis tavern...
Biden Tops List of Political Celebrities Heading This Way in June
Political celebrities are coming to Maryland in the days ahead, culminating with an appearance by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden...
Committee Wants Md. Democratic Party to Oust Oaks for 'Malfeasance in Office'
The Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee is asking the Maryland Democratic Party to oust Nathaniel T. Oaks from his position...
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