Sign In
Free Newsletter
New term gives Mosby chance to silence critics, roll out progressive policies
Marilyn Mosby gained international prominence just months after becoming Baltimore state’s attorney when she stood before the War Memorial and announced she was charging six police officers for their alleged role in the death of Freddie Gray.
Baltimore state’s attorney candidates make their closing arguments
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby is facing two challengers in the Democratic primary, including a defense attorney who represented one of the officers she charged in Freddie Gray's death.
Former senator Oaks seeks removal of name from primary ballot
Former state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks is supporting voter efforts to remove him from the primary ballot in June after the Maryland State Board of Elections has refused to do so.
Shea eyes incentives for health care, single-payer model
Jim Shea, one of nine declared candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018, said Maryland should become more involved in a push to create a federal single-payer insurance plan
Contempt ruling prompts Shea’s call for Schrader resignation
A Democratic candidate for governor is calling for the resignation of Dennis Schrader following a hearing in which the state’s secretary of health and four other officials were held in contempt of court. Jim Shea, the former chair of Venable LLP, issued the statement Thursday evening, hours after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. […]
Baker, Shea respond to Goucher Poll
Both, in separate statements, reaffirmed their commitment to their respective campaigns.
Kamenetz joins gubernatorial field — and the temperature goes up
Baltimore County Executive Kevin B. Kamenetz, long presumed to be a candidate for governor, made his entry into the crowded Democratic field official early Monday morning. Kamenetz, a two-term Democrat, posted his announcement just after 6 a.m. on Facebook — about five hours before a scheduled rally in Towson. “I am the best Democrat in […]
2018 election the last, Conway vows
Sen. Joan Carter Conway is running for re-election in 2018 but is vowing that the coming campaign will be her last. Conway, the six-term Baltimore Democrat and chair of the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, said last week she plans to seek the seat once more. She’ll face a primary challenge from Del. […]
Washington files for Senate seat held by Carter Conway
A powerful Senate committee chairwoman and one of Baltimore City’s most vocal advocates is facing a challenge from a delegate who once ran on the same ticket. Two-term Del. Mary L. Washington, D-Baltimore City, filed Thursday seeking to challenge five-term incumbent Sen. Joan Carter Conway, chair of the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. The […]
Redmer’s Baltimore Co. executive announcement appears imminent
The Maryland Insurance Administration commissioner appears to be on the verge of formally announcing his candidacy.
Madaleno calls DOJ threat to Baltimore mean-spirited, despicable
Sen. Richard S. Madaleno, D-Montgomery County, called on first term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to push back against Session's threat in the latest effort to tie Hogan and President Donald Trump together.
Delaney to run for president, not Md. governor
Rep. John Delaney said Friday he will neither seek re-election in 2018 nor run for governor, contrary to the speculation of many Democrats. Instead, the three-term congressman said he will run for president in 2020. Delaney made his announcement simultaneously in an op-ed in the Washington Post and an emailed statement to the press. “The current […]
