For well over half a century, Edgar P. Silver was the “unsung hero” of Maryland politics. Few in the public knew the name, but the politicos sure did.
For well over half a century, Edgar P. Silver was the “unsung hero” of Maryland politics. Few in the public knew the name, but the politicos sure did.
Current policies at every level of government and those adopted by environmental organizations imply we can live so greenly in the Chesapeake watershed that it won’t matter how large the human economy and population grow. They’re wrong, writes Tom Horton.
Ehrlich’s former economic development chief Aris Melissaratos offers Gov.-elect Hogan advice of the future, bemoans loss of Mikulski’s Appropriations chairmanship; Center Maryland’s Josh Kurtz goes nosing around to try to figure out who might be in the new Hogan administration; Hogan’s ‘thank you tour’ starts today; Montgomery County not only saw a low voter turnout, it was slow in getting its count done; audit of MVA voter registration is sought; with Brown’s loss, some speculate that O’Malley’s odds to make it as president are even longer than before; and in Hollywood news: actress Kathy Bates used Sen. Mikulski’s accent for TV character.
The Maryland congressman who probably benefited most from the state’s partisan gerrymandering in 2012 has also become one of the strongest advocates for reform.
“I think this issue has real potential for a state and national movement,” U.S. Rep. John Delaney told a forum on redistricting reform Monday night. “It’s about entrenched interests versus the interests of the people.”
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