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Marylanders are hard at work in Pennsylvania, the swing state next …
14 hours ago · BY ROBERT STEWART. ANNAPOLIS–Brooke Lierman is a prominent Democrat in Maryland, but lately, she has been going next door to campaign – in neighboring Pennsylvania. “It’s the battleground state in the country,” said Lierman, who serves as Maryland’s state comptroller. “It’s my duty as an American who believes strongly that this is the most important election in my lifetime to ...
State Roundup: Project 2025 would have a specific impact on …
19 hours ago · WHAT PROJECT 2025 WOULD MEAN FOR MARYLAND: If you’ve tuned into any coverage of the election this year, you’ve probably heard references to something called Project 2025.There are some elements in the book that haven’t been discussed as much — including those that could have discrete, specific effects on Maryland. We read through the “Mandate for Leadership” to find out what those are.
Almost a million Marylanders turn out for early voting, up from …
2 days ago · Early voting came to an end Thursday night after a busy week where nearly a million Marylanders turned out to cast their ballots. About 23 percent of eligible voters in Maryland have already voted in the lead-up to Election Day, a Capital News Service analysis of unofficial early voting data from ...
STATE ROUNDUP: STATE ORDERS STOP TO INTIMIDATING …
3 days ago · STATE ORDERS HALT TO MAILINGS THAT LEFT VOTERS ‘INTIMIDATED, SHOCKED AND ILL-AT-EASE’: The Maryland Attorney General’s Office sent a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to a national voter engagement organization that it says is sending out mailers that “threaten to publicly expose” voting records of Marylanders just days out from the 2024 election. Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters. […]
Will a cleaner Bay mean more fish and crabs? It’s complicated
17 hours ago · By Karl Blankenship For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven by a simple equation: Cleaner water equals more fish and shellfish. The 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, which launched the state-federal restoration effort, made that clear as it sought to reverse the Bay’s “historical decline in the living resources.” It would do so, the […]
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Oct 24, 2024 · As local election boards work around the clock to recruit and train workers before early voting starts next week, some Maryland counties are facing pressure to hire more Republican election judges ...
Maryland General Assembly closes 2022 session with sweeping …
Apr 12, 2022 · By LOGAN HILL. ANNAPOLIS — The 2022 Maryland General Assembly wrapped up late Monday with lawmakers pushing a handful of bills across the finish line just before the deadline at midnight Tuesday, although most of the major legislation already had passed in time for an override of a potential veto. The new laws, many of which passed over Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s objections, included ...
State Roundup: Md. hits hospital emergency threshold as Omicron cases ...
Dec 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 […]
State Roundup: Almost a million Marylanders remain unvaxxed; …
Sep 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 ...