Day: August 27, 2012

Greens and Libertarians are back on Maryland ballot

Miffed with Mitt? Had it with Obama? The Greens and Libertarians are back in business in Maryland elections.

On Monday, the State Board of Elections told leaders of the Green Party and the Libertarian Party that they had collected enough valid petition signatures to be put back on the November ballot.

Tea Party Marylanders in Tampa want focus on fiscal issues

TAMPA, Fla. – Maryland tea party supporters will try to use this week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., to shift the focus away from more divisive social issues to their message of fiscal responsibility, conservative leaders said.

But both locally and nationally, social issues continue to compete for the spotlight with the election’s top issue: the economy.

State Roundup, August 27, 2012

Maryland Republicans are excited to attend the GOP convention, even as a tropical storm brews; Gov. O’Malley adds another gig to his Democratic convention activities; celebrities come out in droves as national attention focuses on Maryland’s gay marriage initiative; legality of recent special session questioned; Del. Dwyer’s ship appears to be sinking faster as GOP colleagues ask him to resign and police say he didn’t have a recommended boating certificate; two women take District Court judgeships; congressional offices take on foreclosure mitigation duties; and Baltimore City school administrators’ spending in question.

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