June 5th, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
By the end of the month, Democratic primary voters will make a fundamental choice: Should Maryland have four more years of Martin O’Malley’s policies carried out by his lieutenant governor, Anthony Brown, and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman? Or should the state shift directions to another course? As much as Republicans, Tea Partiers, some independents and members of the business community despise the O’Malley-Brown administration, there is no indication that average Democrats are deeply dissatisfied
June 4th, 2014 | by Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
All three Democratic candidates for governor have proposals for expanding pre-kindergarten education in Maryland, which they discussed in a segment of Monday’s debate. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown has been attacking Attorney General Doug Gansler for this failure to promise universal pre-K across Maryland. Despite having a public school system ranked top in the nation by a Education Week magazine five years in a row, Maryland still has a substantial achievement gap, as Gansler has repeatedly lamented since the launch of his campaign
June 4th, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
They may be "tilting at windmills" as one commented, but a coalition of good government groups is trying to keep their push for reform of political redistricting alive in the 2014 campaign. On Friday, they awarded the cash prizes for their cartoon contest to illustrate the odd shapes of Maryland's congressional districts, and also honored eight legislators for sponsoring bills to change the current redistricting process.
June 4th, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
The expected attack mailers in the contentious Republican race for Anne Arundel County Executive began hitting the mail boxes of reliable primary voters this week. Challenger Steve Schuh and incumbent Laura Neuman both associated the other with pictures of one of the most reviled men in Maryland Republican circles: Martin O'Malley, the departing Democratic governor
June 3rd, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
In the fierce Republican contest for Anne Arundel County executive, incumbent Laura Neuman and challenger Steve Schuh face off Wednesday night at Severna Park High School at 7 p.m. It is their second and last debate, and based on their first one, it promises to be contentious. MarylandReporter.com editor Len Lazarick analyzes the race.
June 3rd, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
Here are some reactions to Monday night's debate between the Democratic candidates for governor of Maryland. They include the impressions of regular voters, bloggers, reporters and a college professor. The debate can be watched online
June 1st, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
Here are some reactions to the televised forum with all four Republican candidates for governor that took place Saturday in Salisbury, rebroadcast on Maryland Public TV Sunday afternoon. There was not a lot of chatter on the Internet about the forum, which was not really a debate in form or substance
June 1st, 2014 | by Barry Rascovar
As the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes approaches, with the best chance in decades to witness racing's elusive Triple Crown for three-year-old thoroughbreds, it's appropriate to review the state of Maryland racing
June 1st, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
Last week, Maryland political commentator Barry Rascovar outlined several incorrect assertions about marijuana, yet failed to seriously analyze our failed prohibition policies A closer, more rational examination leads to the conclusion that Mr. Rascovar’s concerns would be addressed by taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol
May 30th, 2014 | by Len Lazarick
Three televised debates next week for the gubernatorial candidates of both major parties along with a radio debate kick off the final three weeks of the primary election campaign. Voters are paying more attention to a June 24 primary that is taking many by surprise, and the volume of advertising is set to ratchet up, with mailers filling mailboxes. Please send us photos of or links to any ads or mailers you think newsworthy. MarylandReporter.com would like to publish your impressions of the debates this week
