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WEB4 days ago — When discussions finished at a local town hall, Michael Riker, 61, grabbed his home-designed palm cards and hustled to the door. Dressed in an oversized gray suit and sporting a yellow tie with “We the People” printed on it, Riker stumped for votes mainly by commiserating with disgruntled attendees. By Capital News Service | September 19 ...
Maryland Voters Guide: statewide candidates for governor, …
WEBSep 14, 2022 — MarylandReporter.com is publishing this comprehensive list of statewide candidates for Maryland governor, attorney general and comptroller updated for the general election. It includes links to the candidates’ websites, stories, endorsements and voters guides by other organizations, as well as coverage of the races in general. If you think we’ve missed something, let us know by […]
Maryland Voters Guide: candidates for Congress
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News Archives - MarylandReporter.com
WEBSep 27, 2024 — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the owner and the operator of the ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, asking for more than $100 million to recoup the cost of extensive cleanup efforts to reopen the Fort McHenry Channel.
Governor Archives - MarylandReporter.com
WEBApr 24, 2024 — In his response to Moore’s address, Hershey argued that the governor must push for a more proactive plan in addition to the three bills. The Joint Republican Caucus has proposed two bills, the Safe Communities Act and the Violent Firearms Offenders Act, and GOP leaders say they will continue to support the Gun Theft Felony Act proposed in …
State Roundup: Md. hits hospital emergency threshold as Omicron cases ...
WEBDec 24, 2021 — MERRY CHRISTMAS: We’re taking the next week off. State Roundup will return next Friday morning, New Year’s Eve for the final roundup of the year. COVID-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS TRIGGER HOGAN’S EMERGENCY PLAN: Maryland’s number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations have exceeded the threshold set forth in a recent order by the Maryland Department of Health. Measures being […]
General Assembly Archives - MarylandReporter.com
WEBMay 16, 2024 — A tragedy in the Port of Baltimore threatened to overwhelm their best-laid plans at the end of this spring’s legislative session, but Maryland state lawmakers still managed to pass several key measures that look beyond the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and ahead to the future.
State Roundup: Almost a million Marylanders remain unvaxxed; …
WEBSep 30, 2021 — 900,000 MARYLANDERS REMAIN UNVAXXED: While Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination metrics are better than that of most states with about 84% of residents partially vaccinated and about 60% fully vaccinated-significant outreach and education must be a continued priority as about 900,000 Marylanders still are unvaccinated, Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan told Bryan Renbaum of ...
Data shows Maryland General Assembly is becoming more representative …
WEBNov 19, 2021 — Census Bureau data shows that 55 percent of the state population is white, compared to the General Assembly’s makeup of 65 percent white members. Black and Asian representation is much closer between the state and General Assembly. Black people make up around 30 percent of both the General Assembly and …
Voter suppression, Maryland style - MarylandReporter.com
WEBAug 9, 2021 — Unaffiliated. Overall, 19% of Maryland voters are unaffiliated, below the national average. The share of independents is even higher in Howard County (23.7%) and Montgomery (22.6%). Independents outnumber Republicans in both, according to statistics derived from State Board of Elections reports. Maryland has closed primaries.