A first-term Republican delegate who publicly split from her Republican state senator father over legislation banning conversion therapy has switched parties.
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Read More »October 15, 2018 Comments Off on Simonaire leaves the political party of her father
A first-term Republican delegate who publicly split from her Republican state senator father over legislation banning conversion therapy has switched parties.
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Read More »October 4, 2018 Comments Off on Judges seem ready to let Md. redistricting challenge proceed
A panel of three federal judges appears poised to side with Republican voters who claim partisan gerrymandering of their western Maryland congressional district was so severe it violated their constitutional right to political association.
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Read More »July 20, 2018 Comments Off on Miller announces new leadership team for Senate Democrats
The rumors of Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.'s demise may be overstated.
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Read More »July 19, 2018 Comments Off on Busch announces changes in House Democratic leadership
A surprise loss in the June Democratic primary election coupled with expected departures has led to major changes in the leadership in the House of Delegates.
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Read More »July 19, 2018 Comments Off on A better way to select a lieutenant governor
When then-Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama was searching for a running mate, he did not have to look far for qualified candidates.
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Read More »July 10, 2018 Comments Off on Hero or villain? Kavanaugh is in for a fight
To hear Republicans tell it, Brett Kavanaugh is a skilled and well-respected judge who reveres the Constitution. To Democrats, he's a threat to women's reproductive rights and the Obama health care program.
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Read More »May 21, 2018 Comments Off on Democrats challenging Hogan introduce themselves to voters in 1st debate
Democrats vying to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan in November gathered in Baltimore on Monday looking to make their case and differentiate themselves from a large field or introduce themselves to voters for the first time.
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Read More »May 17, 2018 Comments Off on Blue state AGs fight for their jobs while fending off Trump
While the most prominent of Trump's critics, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, resigned a week ago after being accused of assaulting four women, there's no shortage of attorneys general willing to fill any gap.
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Read More »April 16, 2018 Comments Off on GOP attorneys general support citizenship question on census
A Trump administration plan to ask people if they are U.S. citizens during the 2020 census has prompted a legal uproar from Democratic state attorneys general, who argue it could drive down participation and lead to an inaccurate count.
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Read More »April 11, 2018 Comments Off on Who’s coming back? State lawmakers entering unique election landscape
The confetti and balloons that fell on the House of Delegates and Senate did not only mark the end of the 2018 General Assembly session – it also opened the curtains on this year’s election season. Monday’s close of the ...
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