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 […]
Schmoke takes on realignment of Baltimore City Community College
Under legislation passed earlier this year, the new board will focus on making the community college more relevant to businesses and attractive to city students.
Md. fracking ban, moratorium come down to votes and politics
ANNAPOLIS — As lawmakers debate banning fracking or extending a moratorium on the practice, one powerful Senate committee chairwoman said the final decision may come down to politics and votes. The debate over fracking this year comes as the state moratorium ends in October. Competing bills in the General Assembly seek to either continue that […]