The House of Delegates passed the $1.1 billion capital budget in a 97-41 vote Wednesday evening, with opponents complaining that the state is spending too much and putting its triple-A bond rating on the line.
The House of Delegates passed the $1.1 billion capital budget in a 97-41 vote Wednesday evening, with opponents complaining that the state is spending too much and putting its triple-A bond rating on the line.
Approval of two retroactive contracts for Maryland Public Television worth $162,152 were unanimously approved by the Board of Public Works on Wednesday, but the long-standing problems with procurement at the state agency rankled Treasurer Nancy Kopp.
Winners emerge amid low voter turnout: Bongino to face Cardin in Senate race; it’s a Bartlett-Delaney match in the 6th Congressional District as Garagiola falls by the wayside; Timmerman to face incumbent Van Hollen in the 8th; no winner yet to see who will face Harris in the 1st; Mirabile to challenge Cummings in the 7th; In legislative news: O’Malley continues to tout penny sales tax hike while Miller warns of extending session over budget impasse; bills to extend legal protections to the poor mired down; Prince George’s may put gambling up for popular vote; and former AA Councilman Daryl Jones continues to seek his old seat.
Political newcomer John Delaney pummeled Democratic favorite state Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola in the 6th Congressional District Democratic primary 54% to 29%. Delaney now advances to the general election where he will square off with Republican primary winner, 10-term Congressman Roscoe Bartlett.
In this podcast, reporter Duane Keenan talks about voter turnout with a Chief Election Judge in Cape St. Claire, Sandra Skelton and Dan Bongino, who won the Republican nomination to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin.
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