No matter who is running the state in 2011, Comptroller Peter Franchot said he would not deviate from his game plan of pushing for fiscal restraint and harshly criticizing programs he considers too costly or wasteful after spending the last ...

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WASHINGTON — As if voters don’t have enough to be angry about this election year, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in ...

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Maryland’s gubernatorial candidates are waging a war of increasingly negative television ads as Election Day nears. With less money to spend than they had four years ago, Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. are aiming hard-hitting ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The proposed dime-a-drink tax on alcoholic beverages, which would pay for health care initiatives and disability services, may have strong support in the General Assembly, but neither candidate for governor backs the proposal, campaign spokesmen said. “Ehrlich likes ...

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The state Board of Elections’ vote totals are still listed as “unofficial.” But a week out from election day, I think I can report the results of the contested judicial elections primaries without fear of a “Dewey Defeats Truman” situation. ...

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This week’s primary election might turn out to be transformational for Baltimore. It almost certainly is more important than many realize. Those few who bothered to vote tried to take some control of their lives and their government. Race was ...

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Challenger Gregg L. Bernstein Thursday added 68 votes to his slim lead in the Democratic primary for Baltimore City State’s Attorney after election officials counted 1,631 absentee ballots. With 99.3 percent of the precincts reporting and all but provisional and ...

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Veteran Del. Joseph F. Vallario Jr., who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee, credited his 36 years in the General Assembly to his resounding Democratic primary victory over retired Prince George’s County police officer Percel Alston, who had accused him ...

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Election Day is still six weeks away, but the fates of several Maryland lawmakers, including some closely involved in business issues, are already sealed. The state Senate, particularly districts in Montgomery County, Baltimore and Western Maryland, saw some of the ...

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There’s a long way to go before the November election, and even longer before returning lawmakers and their newly elected colleagues head back to Annapolis to get down to business. There are, however, some certainties that came out of Tuesday ...

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