EASTON — First District Congressman Andy Harris is endorsing Newt Gingrich in the Republican presidential primary in Maryland. The Star-Democrat reports that Harris will be co-chairman of Gingrich’s Maryland team. The Maryland Republican said in a statement that he believes ...

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Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., who is going through his third redistricting session atop the upper chamber, said Monday he thinks he has the votes to pass a new map that would give Democrats a chance to unseat ...

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Former U.S. Rep. Frank M. Kratovil Jr. and David W. “Chip” Gregory, who battled each other in a race for Queen Anne’s County state’s attorney in 2002, are once again competing for the same job. Gregory and Kratovil, who won ...

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WASHINGTON — Two members of Maryland’s congressional delegation are questioning the impact of visa changes that will increase wages for migrant workers at seafood processing plants. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Rep. Andy Harris say the new regulations set to go ...

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Del. Pat McDonough, one of the most vocal Republican lawmakers in the Maryland General Assembly, announced Thursday morning his aspirations to higher office have expanded. McDonough, of Baltimore and Harford counties, said he would seek the GOP nomination to challenge ...

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OCEAN CITY — U.S. Rep. Andy Harris says he opposes a proposal to double the eastbound toll on the Bay Bridge. The Maryland Republican, whose district includes the Eastern Shore, said at a news conference Wednesday that state officials were ...

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WASHINGTON — Republican Congressman-elect Andy Harris and Democratic Rep. Donna Edwards, unlike other Maryland congressional candidates, did not provide health insurance, cover payroll taxes or pay for unemployment insurance for their campaign workers, a practice that may skirt IRS rules. ...

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Have you heard the one about the newly elected congressman who ran against the federal health care overhaul, then complained when he learned his government-subsidized plan wouldn’t kick in until a month after he was sworn in? Vinnie DeMarco has. ...

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Maryland’s most expensive House race got a last-minute rush of cash from across the country, but its full magnitude won’t be clear until financial reports are due next month. The candidates in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District took in at least ...

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REISTERSTOWN — Maryland congressman-elect Andy Harris says he’s not changing his conservative style of statesmanship as he prepares to switch from the state Senate to the U.S. House. The Baltimore County Republican beat freshman Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil by 13 ...

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