April 16, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Hogan’s odd reversal
The inexplicable invites speculation. In support of that instant axiom, I give you Maryland Governor Larry Hogan.
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April 9, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: He’s governor. And he’s reasonable.
At the end of their first 90 days in Annapolis with GOP Gov. Larry Hogan, some Democrats have one basic question: Where are the whackos when you need them?
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March 19, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Bloodless budget process
Wait a minute! That was way too easy. I refer to imminent passage of a House of Delegates budget. Not a murmur of dissent from the second floor currently occupied by a Republican.
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March 12, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Still feeling the tug of America
Judith Krummeck’s lovely meditation on wanderlust — and the “beguiling” United States — begins with that funny yet serious line.
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March 5, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Mikulski always stood tall
Announcing her retirement at the end of her current term in 2016, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski will leave with her historic stature in place.
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February 26, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: A second chance to get it right
Are we about to see a step toward right-sizing of prisons?
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February 19, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Next bout – Governor-assembly main event
After opening feints and jabs, the contenders continue to circle each other. Gov. Larry Hogan lays down a budget with significant cuts in state aid to public education.
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February 12, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Olszewski feels lost after loss
A rising star legislator, Dundalk’s John A. Olszewski Jr. lost his bid for state senator — and the sting hasn’t gone away.
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February 5, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: State of State House; charged atmosphere
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. stood before the General Assembly Wednesday and trashed the work that body has been doing for the last 50 years.
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January 29, 2015
Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Budget battle; Hurtful cuts vs. gimmicks
Have you noticed the new war of words in Annapolis? It’s just a little war, but the verbal projectiles are launched with a political purpose.
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